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How to Connect Hunter.io to Cursor — via MCP

Find and verify email addresses via Hunter.io. 7 tools for domain search, email finder, email verifier, account stats. Bearer-token / query-key auth.

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MCP connector

Hunter.io

Find and verify email addresses via Hunter.io. 7 tools for domain search, email finder, email verifier, account stats. Bearer-token / query-key auth.

Tools

7

Region

INTL

Category

enrichment

Authentication

Query Param Auth

Required env vars

HUNTER_API_KEY
Install in one click on Cloud

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  • 7-day free trial
    No credit card required
  • GDPR & SOC 2 ready
    EU data residency, audit logs
  • Open-source on GitHub
    Source-available BSL-1.1
  • Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
    Any MCP-compatible client

No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly.

Sign in, install the Hunter.io in one click, paste the credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server to run.

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TL;DR

Find and verify email addresses via Hunter.io. 7 tools for domain search, email finder, email verifier, account stats. Bearer-token / query-key auth.

💡 No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly. Sign in, click Connectors → Hunter.io, paste your credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server.

Hunter.io + Cursor

Find and verify email addresses via Hunter.io. 7 tools for domain search, email finder, email verifier, account stats. Bearer-token / query-key auth.

Prerequisites

See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:

HUNTER_API_KEY

Step 1 — Get credentials

io API v2 (hunter.io/api-documentation/v2).

Setup:

  1. Sign in to https://hunter.io → top-right avatar → API → API Keys.
  2. Copy the key. Set HUNTER_API_KEY.

Authentication: query-string ?api_key=... on every call (QUERY_AUTH). Hunter also accepts the API key in an X-API-Key header but query-string is the documented default.

Credits model: every request consumes credits per your plan. domain_search is the most expensive (returns up to 100 emails per call); email_verifier and email_finder are 1 credit each. email_count and account are FREE (don't deduct).

…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)

Step 2 — Install the adapter

git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d

Step 3 — Add the connector in Cursor

Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Add this entry:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anythingmcp": {
      "url": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}
  1. Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key.
  2. Save the file and restart Cursor.
  3. Open Cursor → Settings → MCP to verify Hunter.io is listed and "Connected".
  4. Start chatting — all Hunter.io tools are now invokable.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
hunter_accountReturn account info: email, plan_name, plan_level, calls
hunter_domain_searchFind email addresses associated with a domain
hunter_email_finderFind the most-likely email for a specific person at a domain
hunter_email_verifierVerify if an email is deliverable
hunter_email_countCount emails Hunter has indexed for a domain
hunter_combined_enrichmentCombined person + company enrichment in one call
hunter_company_enrichmentEnrich a company by domain

FAQ

Does Cursor support custom MCP servers on the free tier? Yes — MCP is available on Hobby, Pro and Business plans.

Next steps

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