Which AI clients can use the Clay MCP server?

27 AI clients, including Cursor, VS Code, and Claude. Each connects to Clay as a remote MCP server through Runlayer, which adds identity, policy, scanning, and audit to every call.

Which Clay tools are available?

Clay exposes 21 tools, including Add company data points, Add contact data points, Ask question about accounts. 12 only read data and 3 can change or delete it. Admins choose which ones each group can call.

How does Clay authenticate?

Sign in the way Clay requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.

Integrations / MCP servers

Clay

Clay is a go-to-market (GTM) platform. MCP server to research accounts, find and enrich people with data from 150+ providers, and run ops-built enrichment and outbound workflows (Functions) from your AI client.

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Tools

21 available tools

Search the tool definitions captured from the MCP server. The live list can vary with version, deployment, and credentials.

Search 21 tools

Add company data points
Read only
Tool name: add-company-data-points
Add data points to companies in an existing search.
Add contact data points
Read only
Tool name: add-contact-data-points
Add data points to contacts in an existing search.
Ask question about accounts
Read only
Tool name: ask-question-about-accounts
Ask a natural language question about one or more accounts available in Clay Audiences.
Find and enrich company
Read only
Tool name: find-and-enrich-company
Find and enrich a single company by domain or LinkedIn URL.
Find and enrich contacts at company
Read only
Tool name: find-and-enrich-contacts-at-company
Search for contacts at a company by role, title, name, or department.
Find and enrich list of contacts
Read only
Tool name: find-and-enrich-list-of-contacts
Find and enrich specific named contacts at their companies.
Get credits available
Read only
Tool name: get-credits-available
Check if credits are available for the workspace.
Get current workspace
Tool name: get-current-workspace
Report which Clay workspace this connection is pinned to.
Get task
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Tool name: get-task
Get task status and results by task ID.
Get task context
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Tool name: get-task-context
Retrieve the current state of a task — all entities, enrichment values, and statuses.
Get subroutine input options
Tool name: get_subroutine_input_options
Fetch the available dropdown options for a subroutine input that has a configured options source.
List subroutines
Read only
Tool name: list_subroutines
List available functions.
Load more search results
Tool name: load-more-search-results
Fetch the next page (up to 20 more results) of an existing search.
Query objects
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Tool name: query-objects
Query audience accounts, contacts, or deals using natural language.
Run subroutine
Destructive
Tool name: run_subroutine
Execute a function on contacts/companies FROM AN EXISTING SEARCH ().
Run subroutine direct
Destructive
Tool name: run_subroutine_direct
Execute a custom function on one or more sets of provided inputs.
Run subroutine no mapping
Destructive
Tool name: run_subroutine_no_mapping
Run a custom subroutine on search entities.
Search companies
Tool name: search-companies
Find a LIST of companies matching prospecting filters (industry, size, location, funding, tech stack, keywords), expressed as a Search DSL query.
Search contacts
Tool name: search-contacts
Search for contacts (people) by role, title, seniority, location, or employer, expressed as a Search DSL query.
Search contacts by name
Tool name: search-contacts-by-name
Find and enrich specific named contacts at their companies.
Track event
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Tool name: track-event
Track an analytics event with optional properties.