Claude Desktop

Connect Acquisition Atlas to Claude Desktop — Anthropic's desktop app for conversational AI with tool use.

Install

Run the MCP server with one command:

npx @acqatlas-tools/mcp-server

You don't run this directly — Claude Desktop runs it for you. You just need to add the config below with your API key.

You'll need:

1. An Acquisition Atlas API key — Get one here
2. Node.js 18 or later — Download
3. Claude Desktop installed — Download

Add the Config

Open your Claude Desktop config file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

If the file doesn't exist, create it. Paste this and replace ak_live_your_key_here with your actual API key:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "acquisition-atlas": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@acqatlas-tools/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "ACQATLAS_API_KEY": "ak_live_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Already have other MCP servers configured?

Add the "acquisition-atlas" block inside your existing "mcpServers" object — don't replace the whole file.

Verify It Works

1. Restart Claude Desktop after saving the config file
2. Look for the hammer icon in the bottom-right of the chat input — it should show "acquisition-atlas" in the list of available tools
3. Try asking: "What counties have filing data available?"

Claude will automatically call the Acquisition Atlas API and return structured results.

Example Prompts

Filing data:

• "Find all tax lien filings in Miami-Dade county over $10,000"
• "Show me statistics for Franklin County"
• "Search for filings related to Smith Family Trust"
• "Compare filing volume across Ohio counties"

Buyers CRM:

• "Add John Smith as a fix-and-flip buyer with email john@example.com"
• "Show me all my active buyers"
• "Tag buyer John Smith as 'Cash Buyer'"
• "Which of my buyers match this tax lien property?"
• "Show me my buyer pipeline stats"

Deal pipeline:

• "Create a deal for 456 Oak Ave with an ARV of $200,000"
• "Move this deal to Under Contract"
• "Which buyers match this deal?"

Calendar:

• "Show me all follow-ups scheduled this week"
• "Schedule a follow-up call with this buyer for tomorrow"

Troubleshooting

Having issues? See the Troubleshooting guide on the Connect AI overview page.