PrivCo AI integration · Setup guide

Connect PrivCo to Claude

PrivCo is available in the Claude Connectors Directory. Connect it once with your PrivCo login, then ask Claude about private companies, financials, funding, deals and executives.

Last reviewed 13 October 2026. Steps follow each vendor's documentation as of that date; menus change, so contact support@privco.com if a step looks different.

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Before you start

On the PrivCo side

  • A PrivCo List Builder or Power account. The AI integration is not included with Researcher.
  • Your PrivCo email and password.

On your side

  • Claude on the web (claude.ai) or the Claude desktop app. Any Claude plan can use directory connectors.
  • On Claude Team or Enterprise, an owner adds PrivCo for the organization first (see “Claude Team and Enterprise” below).
  • For Claude Code: Claude Code installed on your computer.

PrivCo server address

https://mcp.privco.com/mcp

Steps

Claude on the web and desktop

  1. 1

    Open the connectors settings

    In Claude, open Customize, then Connectors.
  2. 2

    Find PrivCo in the directory

    Click Browse connectors and search for PrivCo. You can also open the directory directly at claude.ai/directory.
  3. 3

    Click Connect

    On the PrivCo listing, click Connect. A PrivCo sign-in page opens.
  4. 4

    Sign in to PrivCo and click Allow

    Sign in with your PrivCo email and password, then click Allow. You return to Claude with PrivCo connected.
  5. 5

    Switch PrivCo on in a chat

    In a chat, click +, choose Connectors and make sure PrivCo is switched on.

Claude Team and Enterprise

An owner adds PrivCo for the organization once. Each member then connects with their own PrivCo login.

  1. 6

    Owner: add PrivCo for the organization

    Open Organization settings, then Connectors, and add PrivCo from the directory.
  2. 7

    Members: connect your own PrivCo account

    Each member opens Customize → Connectors, clicks Connect on PrivCo and signs in with their own PrivCo email and password.

Claude Code (developers)

  1. 8

    Add the PrivCo server

    claude mcp add --transport http privco https://mcp.privco.com/mcp
  2. 9

    Sign in with /mcp

    In Claude Code, run /mcp, select privco and complete the PrivCo sign-in in your browser.

First prompt to try

Using PrivCo, find the five largest private food manufacturing companies in Wisconsin by revenue, with each company's estimated revenue and founding year.

You should see the AI tool call PrivCo, then answer with figures from the PrivCo profile. AI tools can make mistakes, so check important figures on the PrivCo company profile.

What to ask next

For the largest of those companies, show multi-year revenue estimates and the executive team.
List Series A and Series B rounds in U.S. healthcare software over the last 12 months, with round size and investors.
Which private HVAC services companies in Texas were acquired in the last three years, and who bought them?

More examples by role: privco.com/ai-integration

Your allowance

  • The AI integration counts the unique company profiles opened each month: 100 on List Builder and 500 on Power (adjustable on Power).
  • Searches, matching and lists do not use profiles. Opening the same company again in the same month does not count again.
  • Revealing an email, phone number or LinkedIn profile uses a contact credit. The AI tool asks you before it does.
  • When the allowance is used up, the AI tool shows a clear message. It resets each month.
  • If your account also has the PrivCo data API, the two share one allowance.

Troubleshooting

The PrivCo sign-in page keeps coming back
Sign out of PrivCo at system.privco.com, sign back in, then connect again. If it still loops, close the tab, open a new chat and repeat the connection step.
The AI tool says PrivCo needs a paid subscription
Your PrivCo plan does not include the AI integration. It is included with List Builder and Power; see privco.com/pricing.
The AI tool says the monthly allowance is used up
Your account has opened its monthly number of company profiles. Searches still work, and the allowance resets next month. Power customers can ask support@privco.com to adjust it.
The AI tool answers without using PrivCo
Mention PrivCo in your prompt, for example “Using PrivCo, …”. Check that PrivCo is switched on under + → Connectors in that chat.
A Team or Enterprise member cannot find PrivCo
An owner must add PrivCo under Organization settings → Connectors first. After that, each member connects their own PrivCo account.

For IT and admins

  • On Claude Team and Enterprise, an owner adds PrivCo once under Organization settings → Connectors. Members then connect with their own PrivCo login.
  • Each person needs a PrivCo List Builder or Power account that includes the AI integration.
  • Each person signs in with their own PrivCo account on PrivCo's sign-in page and approves access. No API key is stored in the AI tool.
  • All 17 PrivCo tools read data only. PrivCo does not train models on your prompts; your AI provider's settings control training, so turn model-training options off if your policy requires it.
  • To turn the AI integration off for a user, email support@privco.com.

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