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Cognism MCP connector

The Cognism connector lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and the Elaichi Agent search Cognism contacts and accounts, reveal and enrich records, check credits and opt-outs, all inside each person's own Cognism access with every call logged.

Connect on Elaichi How to connect

  • How it connects. Connects with an API key. The credential goes into a vault nobody reads back.

  • One address. https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp, the same for every user.

  • Their own access. An agent never gets more than the person it acts for.

How to connect

How to connect Cognism to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Two steps, about a minute.

1

In Elaichi

Connect Cognism once

  1. Open Connections, choose Add connection, and pick Cognism.

  2. Optionally set Share with to give a team access, then press Connect.

  3. Paste a Cognism API key. One person generates a token in Cognism and pastes it once. Everyone else works through Share with, and never sees it.

The credential is vaulted. Nobody reads it back, not even the AI.

Add connection

Choose a connector.

cognism
Cognism
Anteriad
Bombora
Captain Data
Clay
Common Room
2

In your AI client

Point it at one endpoint

Everyone in the organization uses the same address, and each person only ever reaches what their own account allows.

Cognism MCP connector for Claude

  1. 1

    Open Customize, then Connectors.

  2. 2

    Press Add.

  3. 3

    Name it, paste the MCP server URL, then Continue.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  4. 4

    Sign in and approve.

On Team and Enterprise, an Owner adds it once. Everyone else turns it on for themselves.

Cognism MCP connector for ChatGPT

  1. 1

    Open Plugins, then press the + button.

  2. 2

    Name it and paste the endpoint into Server URL.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Leave Authentication on OAuth, then tick the risk acknowledgement.

  4. 4

    Press Create, then sign in and approve.

Works on the web today. The plugin directory lives at chatgpt.com/plugins.

Cognism MCP connector for Cursor

  1. 1

    Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

  2. 2

    Add the endpoint under mcpServers.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Reload Cursor, then sign in and approve.

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Set up per machine, so repeat it on each computer you work from.

Connect Cognism to any MCP client

  1. 1

    Add the endpoint as a remote MCP server.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  2. 2

    Sign in and approve.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The Elaichi Agent already has these tools, with nothing to set up.

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Use cases

What teams do with Cognism through Elaichi

Every one of these runs inside the access the person already has, and lands in the same audit log.

  • Sales development

    Build a prospect list before the outreach block

    Ask for finance directors at mid-sized manufacturers in Germany and get a Cognism contact list back, filtered by job function, seniority, company size, industry, and country, ready to reveal and work through.

  • Sales

    Find the right buyers at a target account

    Before a discovery call, pull the contacts Cognism holds at the account, check who sits at the management level you sell to, and reveal the phone and email for the two people you actually need.

  • Marketing

    Enrich a webinar list with company details

    Hand over the sign-ups from last week and have each contact and account enriched from Cognism with industry, headcount, region, and technologies used, so scoring and routing happen the same day.

  • Revenue operations

    Check how many credits are left this month

    Ask what remains on the Cognism contact and account subscriptions before a big list build, so the team does not run dry halfway through a campaign.

  • Compliance

    Confirm nobody on the list has opted out

    Paste in a set of emails and have each one checked against the Cognism opt-out register before any sequence starts, with the full opt-out list on hand for a periodic review.

  • Sales leadership

    Size a territory before assigning it

    Search Cognism accounts by country, state, company type, and industry code to see how many target companies a new territory actually contains, then decide how to split it across the team.

Try asking

  • “Find contacts at mid-market fintech accounts in the UK.”
  • “Enrich this account list with company size and industry.”
  • “Which accounts match our target technology stack this week?”

See all 25 Cognism tools below

Compare

Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for Cognism

All three can connect Cognism to an AI assistant, and all three have admin controls. They differ in where access lives and how you pay.

Elaichi compared with Zapier MCP and Composio for Cognism, by what to check
What to check Elaichi Zapier MCP Composio
Where the AI connects One address for the whole organization. https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp A server per member, created at sign-in. An MCP endpoint per team, or an SDK.
Control over Cognism tools Allow or restrict single Cognism tools, per role or user. App and action restrictions on the account. Role permissions, down to the action.
Record of calls One audit entry per Cognism call. A History tab of tool calls. A log of every tool call.
Single sign-on SAML or OIDC, plus SCIM, on Gold. SAML on Enterprise. SAML and OIDC on Enterprise.
Price $15 per user per month. 2 tasks per successful call. Billed per tool call.

Sources: Zapier MCP docs, security, usage; Composio docs, gateway, enterprise, pricing. Checked September 2026.

Longer take: Zapier MCP alternative and when you don't need an MCP gateway.

AI tools

Cognism tools for your AI agents

25 tools are ready to call through Elaichi's MCP endpoint the moment you connect Cognism, governed by the same roles, restrictions, and audit log as everything else in Elaichi.

See it in Elaichi

What connecting Cognism gets you

6 screens from the product, each doing one job for your Cognism account.

The agent

Ask Cognism questions, get live prospect answers.

Type a question in plain language and get answers pulled straight from Cognism records.

  • contacts
  • accounts
  • subscriptions
  • filters

Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.

Find contacts at mid-market fintech accounts in the UK.

Enrich this account list with company size and industry.

Which accounts match our target technology stack this week?

Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

MCP clients

One endpoint connects every client to Cognism.

Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor all reach Cognism through one governed org endpoint, no shared keys.

ElaichiMCP clients
Claude ChatGPT Cursor

Copy the endpoint

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
Client Connected by Status Last used
Claude
E

Emily Carter

 • Connected 4 minutes ago
Cursor
M

Megan Brooks

 • Connected 2 hours ago
ChatGPT
R

Ryan Hayes

 • Connected Yesterday

Tool catalog

25 Cognism tools, zero custom code.

Every Cognism tool, resource and method cataloged and ready to call, no custom code required.

  • List all Cognism search contacts
  • List all Cognism search accounts
  • Cognism contacts redeem
  • Cognism contacts enrich
ElaichiTools
Tool Action Description
List all Cognism search contacts List Search Cognism contacts by name, job title, location, phone/email quality, account attributes, seniority, skills, education, and event criteria. Returns: id, firstName, lastName, fullName, jobTitle, account. Each Array field supports up to 1000 search terms; results match all input criteria. Response fields depend on the subscribed Contact Entitlement.
List all Cognism search accounts List Search Cognism accounts by names, domains, industries, technologies, revenue, size, location, and other criteria. Returns matching account records with preview flags indicating available data points (id, name, hasDomain, hasWebsite, hasRevenue, hasTechnologies, hasHeadcount, hasLinkedinUrl, hasSic, hasNaics). Results match all input criteria; each array field supports up to 1000 terms. Max 100…
Cognism contacts redeem Action Redeem Cognism contacts by providing redeemIds obtained from Search or Enrich API responses. Returns: totalResults, results with full contact data including id, fullName, firstName, lastName, jobTitle, account, phone numbers, and entitlement-based fields. Required: redeemIds (up to 20 IDs per request).
Cognism contacts enrich Action Enrich a Cognism contact by providing identifiers such as email, linkedinUrl, or a combination of firstName, lastName, and jobTitle with accountName or accountWebsite. Returns: matchScore, results with id, fullName, firstName, lastName, jobTitle, redeemId, and has* availability flags. Default minMatchScore is 30; scores below 27 indicate low quality matches.
Cognism accounts redeem Action Redeem accounts by id in Cognism to retrieve their full field values, spending credits. Pass the id values returned by Search Accounts or Enrich Account. Returns: total and result, where each account carries id, name, domain, industries, description, founded, website, linkedinUrl, revenue, sizeFrom, sizeTo, technologies, type, naics, sic, phone numbers and locations, subject to your entitlement. Required: redeemIds.

Toolboxes

Every team gets its own Cognism toolbox.

Sales, marketing and ops each work from a toolbox scoped to their own Cognism access.

  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • RevOps
  • SDR team
ElaichiToolboxes
Name Source template Tools Created

Sales toolbox

Cognism · prospecting contacts and accounts

 Cognism starter 18 Mar 4, 2026

Marketing toolbox

Cognism · segmenting by industry and company size

 — 9 Mar 2, 2026

RevOps toolbox

Cognism · managing entitlements and data hygiene

 — 24 Feb 27, 2026

SDR team toolbox

Cognism · redeeming and enriching new leads

 Cognism starter 6 Feb 19, 2026

Partnerships toolbox

Cognism · mapping accounts by region

 — 31 Jan 30, 2026

Data team toolbox

Cognism · filter and taxonomy maintenance

 — 12 Jan 22, 2026

Shared connections

Teammates use Cognism, nobody sees the credential.

See who connected each Cognism account and how many teams and members share it.

  • Sales EMEA
  • Sales NA
  • Marketing
  • RevOps
ElaichiConnections
Connection Scope Status Access
CO

Cognism (Sales EMEA)

Connected by Emily Carter

 Personal • Active 1 team · 6 members
CO

Cognism (Sales NA)

Connected by Jake Morgan

 Organization • Active 3 teams · 24 members
CO

Cognism (Marketing)

Connected by Megan Brooks

 Organization • Active 2 teams · 11 members
CO

Cognism (RevOps)

Connected by Tyler Reed

 Personal • Needs re-auth 1 team · 3 members
CO

Cognism (Partnerships)

Connected by Ryan Hayes

 Personal • Active Not shared
CO

Cognism (SDR Outbound)

Connected by Ashley Parker

 Personal • Active 2 teams · 9 members

Audit log

Every Cognism call is logged and answerable.

See who did what in Cognism, when, and on which record, in one audit log.

  • When
  • Who
  • What happened
  • Type
ElaichiAudit log
When Who What happened Type

2 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 3:10 PM
E

Emily Carter

emily.carter@northwind.io

 Restriction Created Access

8 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 3:04 PM
J

Jake Morgan

jake.morgan@northwind.io

 Restriction Updated Access

14 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:58 PM
M

Megan Brooks

megan.brooks@northwind.io

 Role Assigned Access

20 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:52 PM
T

Tyler Reed

tyler.reed@northwind.io

 Cognism Users Updated MCP

26 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:46 PM
R

Ryan Hayes

ryan.hayes@northwind.io

 Cognism Contacts Created MCP

32 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:40 PM
A

Ashley Parker

ashley.parker@northwind.io

 Cognism Contacts List Toolbox

Launching soon

From answering questions to doing the work

A person no longer has to ask. A trigger starts the work, inside the same permissions and the same audit log as everything else. Automations and live dashboards are launching soon, on the Black plan.

Automations

Cognism data triggers work, a person approves it.

A schedule fetches Cognism records, drafts a digest, and waits for approval before posting back.

Cognism digest

Run 418 · started 2 minutes ago · on behalf of Emily Carter

  1. ✓

    Schedule

    Every weekday at 8:00 AM

    0.2s
  2. ✓

    Fetch contacts

    Cognism

    1.4s
  3. ✓

    Group by owner

    Transform

    0.1s
  4. ✓

    Draft the digest

    Agent step

    Ran with 4 tools, returned a structured summary

    6.2s

  5. Approve the digest

    Needs approval

    Assigned to Michael Brennan

    Approve

  6. Post the digest

    Cognism

    Queued

Collections and dashboards

Cognism numbers, refreshed on a schedule.

A health dashboard tracks Cognism records created over 14 days, broken down by team.

Cognism health

Refreshed 4 minutes ago · every 15 minutes · from the contacts collection

Live

Contacts

1,284 ↓ 12%

Accounts

96 ↓ 8%

Needs attention

3 ↑ 2

Updated this week

412 ↑ 9%

Contacts created

Last 14 days

By team

Share of activity

Sales EMEA 34%

Sales NA 27%

Marketing 21%

RevOps 18%

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do I connect Cognism to Claude?

Connect Cognism in Elaichi first, which means pasting your Cognism API key when asked. There is no OAuth application to register and no client ID or secret to generate. Then in Claude open Customize, then Connectors, then Add, and paste https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp as the endpoint. Claude asks you to sign in to Elaichi and Cognism searches, reveals, and enrichment are available in the conversation.

Does Cognism work with ChatGPT and Cursor as well as Claude?

Yes. Once Cognism is connected in Elaichi, the same endpoint, https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp, works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, any other MCP client, and the Elaichi Agent. You connect Cognism once and every client picks it up.

What can an AI agent actually do with my Cognism data?

It can search Cognism for contacts and accounts using the same filters you use in the app, such as job function, seniority, industry, company size, region, country, and technologies, then reveal or enrich the records you choose. It can also check how many Cognism credits remain on your contact and account subscriptions and confirm whether an email address is on the opt-out list. It works from the live Cognism records, not a copy someone exported last quarter.

Does connecting Cognism give the AI my whole subscription and every credit?

No. Every request runs under the Cognism access of the person who signed in, so the AI can only search, reveal, or enrich what that person's Cognism subscription already allows, and credits are spent from their entitlement. Elaichi can narrow that further, for example by blocking reveals for a team, but it can never grant more than the person already has in Cognism.

Can my team share one Cognism connection?

Yes. One person connects Cognism in Elaichi and shares it with a team, and nobody else ever sees or handles the Cognism API key. Each teammate still signs in to Elaichi as themselves, so the audit log names the actual person who ran a Cognism search or revealed a contact, not a shared account.

Can I stop an agent from spending Cognism credits or revealing contacts?

Yes. Restrictions in Elaichi apply per action, so you can allow Cognism searches and filter lookups while blocking the reveal and enrichment actions that consume credits. A blocked action is never shown to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor at all, so no prompt, however worded, can reach it.

What happens to a Cognism connection when someone leaves?

Offboarding the person in Elaichi ends their access to Cognism through every client at once. If they connected a shared Cognism account, it keeps working for everyone else on the team. Disconnecting Cognism once in Elaichi removes it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and every other client together.

Does the Cognism MCP connector work with Gemini, Codex, Claude Code or other MCP clients?

Yes. Cognism is reached over the same MCP endpoint every client uses, so anything that speaks MCP can call it — Gemini, Codex, Claude Code, Windsurf, Cline, Zed and OpenCode among them — alongside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and the Elaichi Agent. The tools on offer and the access behind them are identical whichever client asks. Only the setup screen differs.

Is Elaichi an alternative to Zapier MCP for Cognism?

Yes. Both let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use Cognism. Zapier MCP fits a team that already automates in Zapier, since each person signs in and acts as themselves in that account. Elaichi fits when IT wants one address for the whole company, per-tool rules by role, and a record of every Cognism call.

How is Elaichi different from Composio for Cognism?

Composio gives AI agents tools and sign-in handling across 1,000+ apps, for developers building agents or people using an assistant, billed per tool call. Elaichi gives a company's own people governed access to Cognism: one address, restrictions per role or user, and $15 per user per month. Both have role permissions and a log of every call.

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