Install AutomationNation data tools (via Apify) in Claude Code
What you need first
- Claude Code, installed.
- Nothing else: the server runs on its publisher's machines and Claude Code connects to it.
- Your own value for
YOUR_AUTHORIZATION.
Steps
- Run this in a terminal, in the project folder. It adds the server for you in that
project; put
--scope userafterclaude mcp addto have it in every project.
claude mcp add --transport http automationnation 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automationnation/google-maps-leads,automationnation/ai-visibility-tracker,automationnation/google-trends-scraper,automationnation/google-jobs-scraper,automationnation/aeo-auditor,automationnation/uk-business-leads,automationnation/app-store-review-miner,automationnation/app-store-reviews-scraper,automationnation/google-play-reviews-scraper,automationnation/google-shopping-scraper,automationnation/google-images-scraper,automationnation/google-news-scraper,automationnation/google-videos-scraper,automationnation/youtube-transcript-scraper,automationnation/google-ads-transparency-scraper,automationnation/google-hotels-scraper,automationnation/google-flights-scraper' --header 'Authorization: YOUR_AUTHORIZATION' - Replace
YOUR_AUTHORIZATIONwith your own value. - Start Claude Code and type
/mcp: the server is listed with its state.
Check it worked
Ask Claude Code: List the tools of automationnation.
If it does not start
- 401 Unauthorized
- The endpoint wants a sign-in or a key. Sign in when Claude Code asks, or check the value in place of the placeholder.
- The server starts, but its tools fail
- A
YOUR_…placeholder is still in the config, or its value is wrong.