Rodz in Claude via MCP: Connect Your Intent Signals in 4 Steps

In short: Rodz is available in Claude as a hosted MCP connector. You add the URL https://api.rodz.io/mcp in Claude, sign in to your Rodz account and click “Allow”. Nothing to install, no key to copy. Claude can then create and tune your signals, read your leads, check your credits and enrich contacts, in plain language.

What Changed

The first version of this guide asked you to install an MCP server locally with Node.js, then paste an API key into a configuration file. That is no longer needed.

The Rodz MCP server is now hosted at https://api.rodz.io/mcp. Claude connects to it directly, through a secure sign-in to your Rodz account. API keys still work on the same URL, for tools that cannot sign in with an account (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, your scripts).

What Is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard, started by Anthropic, that lets an AI assistant like Claude use external tools. An MCP server exposes “tools” (list your signals, enrich a contact, search companies) that Claude calls when your request needs them.

For B2B prospecting the point is simple: Claude works on your real intent signals, produced by Rodz as the events happen, not on frozen knowledge. You ask the question, Claude queries Rodz and answers.

Prerequisites

A Rodz account. The test account includes 100 free credits, no credit card.
A Claude account (claude.ai, the Desktop app or the mobile apps). Custom connectors depend on your Claude plan.

That’s it. No Node.js, no terminal, no JSON file.

Step 1: Add the Rodz Connector in Claude

In Claude, open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.

On Team and Enterprise plans, an organization owner adds the connector under Organization settings → Connectors. Each member then connects with their own Rodz account.

Step 2: Paste the Server URL

Name the connector Rodz and paste the URL:

https://api.rodz.io/mcp

Leave the advanced OAuth fields empty, then click Add.

Click Connect. A Rodz window opens: sign in if asked, check the account shown, then click Allow.

The connection then appears in your Rodz dashboard under Settings → Connected apps. You can revoke it there at any time.

The connector added on claude.ai is also available in Claude Desktop and the mobile apps.

Step 4: Ask Your First Question

In a chat, enable Rodz from the tools menu, then ask for example:

“List my active signals and how many leads each delivered this week.”

Claude calls the Rodz tools it needs and shows you the result.

What Claude Can Do With Rodz

The server exposes 24 tools. The main ones, grouped by use:

Set up a signal

list_signal_types: the catalogue of signal types (funding rounds, job changes, job offers, public tenders, engagement on competitors’ posts…) and the configuration of each.
create_signal: creates a signal, as a draft or active.
list_personas, list_industries, list_technographic_tools: the values the filters accept.

Monitor and tune your signals

list_signals, get_signal: your signals and their configuration.
get_signal_funnel: where candidates are dropped, filter by filter. Useful when a signal delivers too little.
update_signal, pause_signal, resume_signal, delete_signal: change or stop a signal.
list_signal_leads: the leads a signal delivered.
list_watched_companies, add_watched_companies: the accounts you watch.

Research and enrich on demand

enrich_contact, enrich_company, find_email: enrich a contact or a company, find a professional email.
search_people, search_companies: search people or companies by criteria.
start_phone_lookup, get_phone_lookup_result: look up a phone number.

Track your usage

get_credit_balance, get_credit_usage: your balance and your credit usage.

Tools that spend credits say so in their description, with their price. The server asks Claude to check your balance and confirm with you before activating a signal or running many paid lookups.

Example Prompts

Create a signal without leaving the chat

“Which signal types would tell me a company is about to buy a CRM? Set one up for SaaS companies in France, as a draft.”

Claude reads the catalogue, suggests the right type, fills in the configuration and creates the signal as a draft. You activate it when the configuration suits you.

Read today’s leads

“Show me the leads my job-change signal found since yesterday.”

Understand a quiet signal

“Why is my fundraising signal so quiet? Relax the filter that removes the most.”

Claude reads the signal’s funnel, finds the most restrictive filter and proposes the change before applying it.

Prepare an account

“Find the VP Sales at these five accounts and their professional emails.”

Move on to writing

Once the data is in the chat, Claude does the rest: summarize the week’s leads in a table, rank accounts by priority, draft a first message built on the signal. The signal stays the context of the message, which is what makes it relevant in the 48 hours after the event.

With an API Key: Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf

Tools that let you set an HTTP header can use a Rodz API key on the same URL. Create the key under Integrations → API in the Rodz dashboard.

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http rodz https://api.rodz.io/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer USR_your_api_key"

Without --header, Claude Code signs in with your Rodz account instead (run /mcp in Claude Code and choose Authenticate).

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json for all projects, .cursor/mcp.json for one):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rodz": {
      "url": "https://api.rodz.io/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer USR_your_api_key" }
    }
  }
}

The API documentation covers the other setups.

Security and Limits

One revocable connection per account. Each connection from Claude is tied to the Rodz account that approved it. Revoke it under Settings → Connected apps, without touching your API keys.
The same rules as the API. Every tool call is an ordinary API call on your account: same data scope, same rate limits, same credit prices. MCP adds no billing of its own.
An API key is still a secret. If you use a key in Claude Code or Cursor, do not commit the file that holds it. If it leaks, revoke it under Integrations → API.
Interactive use. MCP is for exploring, configuring and deciding in a conversation. To deliver every lead into your CRM or email tool, the native integrations and webhooks remain the right path.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to install anything to use Rodz in Claude?

No. The Rodz MCP server is hosted at https://api.rodz.io/mcp. You add that URL as a custom connector in Claude, sign in to your Rodz account and click Allow. There is no package to install, no Node.js and no configuration file.

Do I still need an API key?

Not for Claude on the web, Desktop or mobile: you sign in with your Rodz account. An API key is still useful for tools that use an HTTP header, such as Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf or your scripts. It works on the same URL.

Does the old locally installed MCP server still work?

The hosted connector replaces it: nothing to install or update on your side. If you had set up a local server with an API key in claude_desktop_config.json, you can remove that entry and add the connector instead.

Does MCP use credits?

Only for what is paid through the API, at the same price: an enrichment, an email or phone lookup, and the leads an active signal delivers. Reading your signals, your leads or your balance is free. Paid tools state their price in their description.

How do I disconnect Claude from my Rodz account?

In the Rodz dashboard, open Settings, then Connected apps, and revoke the connection. Claude loses access immediately. Your API keys are not affected.

Can my team use Rodz in Claude?

Yes. On Claude Team and Enterprise plans, an owner adds the connector for the whole organization, then each member connects with their own Rodz access. Each person only sees the data of the Rodz account they approved.

Which other MCP clients work?

Any client that speaks MCP over HTTP (Streamable HTTP). Claude on the web, Desktop and mobile sign in with your Rodz account. Claude Code, Cursor and Windsurf can use an API key in a header, and Claude Code can also sign in with your account.

What to Do Next

Connecting Rodz to Claude now takes less than a minute: one URL, one sign-in, one approval. You then run your intent signals in plain language, from creating a signal to reading today’s leads, under the same account and credit rules as the API.

To go further, the Rodz in Claude page sums up the use cases, and the API documentation details every tool.