Add IndustryLens to VS Code

Install

VS Code 1.95+. Opens a vscode.dev redirect that hands off to the app and confirms the install.

Add to VS Code →

{
  "servers": {
    "industrylens": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.industry-lens.com/mcp/public"
    }
  }
}

Steps

1. Click "Add to VS Code" — a vscode.dev page opens and hands off to the app.
2. Approve the IndustryLens server in the install prompt.
3. Direct-scheme alternative (paste in the browser bar):

   vscode:mcp/install?%7B%22name%22%3A%22industrylens%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.industry-lens.com%2Fmcp%2Fpublic%22%7D

4. Or add the JSON fallback to .vscode/mcp.json and reload the window.

Verify it worked

The MCP servers view lists industrylens; ask "Who competes with apollo.io?".

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