Apollo.io MCP Server and CLI

An Apollo.io MCP server and CLI for Claude Desktop, MCP clients, and terminal workflows. Use Apollo sales intelligence data for B2B prospecting, account research, contact enrichment, company enrichment, job-posting research, and company news discovery.

The friendliest path is the Claude Desktop extension bundle (.mcpb). The terminal install is here when you need it.

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Contents

• Best Install: Claude Desktop Extension
• Terminal Install
• Claude Desktop Examples
• What It Can Do
• CLI Quick Start
• Updates
• Local Release Check
• Troubleshooting
• For Developers
• About The VGER Group

Best Install: Claude Desktop Extension

1. Create an Apollo API key in Apollo under Settings > Integrations > API.
2. Download the newest apollo-io-mcp-v*.mcpb from GitHub Releases.
3. Open the .mcpb file with Claude Desktop.
4. Paste your Apollo API key when Claude asks for it.
5. Restart Claude Desktop if prompted.

Try prompts like:

• “Find VP Sales leaders in California at SaaS companies.”
• “Search for cybersecurity companies in Austin with 51-200 employees.”
• “Enrich the company profile for apollo.io.”
• “Find recent funding news for fintech companies.”

People search is best for building prospect lists. If you are looking for one known person, use enrichment with an email, LinkedIn URL, or name plus company.

Terminal Install

Use this if you are comfortable running one command and want the installer to update Claude Desktop’s config for you.

npx @thevgergroup/apollo-io-mcp@latest setup

Useful follow-up commands:

# Check Claude Desktop config, runtime versions, and update status
npx @thevgergroup/apollo-io-mcp@latest doctor

# Remove the server from Claude Desktop config
npx @thevgergroup/apollo-io-mcp@latest remove

# Print install and tool-selection guidance for agents
npx @thevgergroup/apollo-io-mcp@latest skills

The setup command preserves your other MCP servers and writes an apollo entry that runs the latest npm package through npx.

Claude Desktop Examples

Claude can use the Apollo tools together: search companies, find executives, enrich companies, check news, and shape the results into a useful working file.

Good prompts to try: