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Add IndustryLens to Claude Desktop (config)

Add IndustryLens to Claude Desktop via its config file.

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Install

Most people should use the one-click "Claude" card above (account connectors sync to Desktop). This is the manual config-file alternative.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "industrylens": {
      "url": "https://api.industry-lens.com/mcp/public"
    }
  }
}

Steps

  1. Open your config file:
    macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json — Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  2. Add the industrylens entry under mcpServers (see the block above).
  3. Fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
  4. Tools appear under the 🔌 menu in the chat composer.

Verify it worked

After restart, the 🔌 menu lists IndustryLens. Ask "Find competitors for clay.com".

Try these prompts

  • “Who competes with apollo.io?”
  • “What did Clay recently change in its go-to-market?”
  • “Give me a competitive profile of ramp.com.”
  • “List recent strategic moves for ZoomInfo.”
  • “Find competitors for cognism.com.”

Troubleshooting

Config changes do nothing

Quit Claude Desktop completely (not just the window) and reopen — config is read on full restart.

JSON error on launch

Validate the file — a stray comma/brace breaks the whole config.

Easier way?

Yes — use the one-click "Claude" card; account connectors appear in Desktop automatically when signed in.

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