What is MCP?
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI tools connect to external data sources. Pulse supports MCP natively, so you can query live pricing data directly from your AI assistant — every tracked competitor, diff, and digest — without leaving your workflow.
What you can do via MCP
Search for companies and their pricing
Fetch pricing change history and diffs
Manage and read your watchlists
Get the latest pricing news
Run AI Research skills (Pro)
Supported tools
Pulse connects to any MCP-capable client, including Claude Desktop (recommended), Claude Code, Claude Web, ChatGPT, Codex, Gemini CLI, and others.
Your MCP URL
The Pulse MCP server URL is:
You authenticate with one-click OAuth — there are no API keys to copy or manage for MCP.
How to connect
In the Pulse navigation, click Connect MCP.
Pick the AI tool you use (e.g. Claude Desktop) and click Continue.
Follow the guided, step-by-step instructions shown for that tool.
When prompted, sign in and approve access to authorize the connection.
Example: Claude Desktop
The in-app guide walks you through these steps:
Open Settings → Connectors in Claude.
Choose Add Custom Connector.
Fill out the form, using the MCP URL
https://mcp.pricingsaas.com.Click Connect.
Sign in to Pulse.
Approve access.
Once connected, ask your assistant things like "What are Notion's current pricing tiers?" or "What changed in Squarespace's pricing this month?" and it will query Pulse in real time. The Connect MCP flow also includes a quick "test it" step to confirm the connection works.
Available on all plans
MCP access is included on Free and Pro — no upgrade required to connect. Normal credit costs apply to each tool call; see How credits work. (Note: API and MCP calls are charged per call.)
Prefer the REST API?
If you're building a custom integration rather than connecting an AI tool, see Using the Pulse REST API.