CLI MCP server
Kanta Verify, Find, and Database: email verification, email finding, and B2B contact search.
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CLI tools (28, 6 write)
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kanta_accountShow your account email, plan, and verify/find/db credit balances.
kanta_admin_credits_addGrant credits to a user. Identify the user by email or user_id. The grant is always recorded as an "admin_topup" on the ledger; "note" is free text kept alongside it.
kanta_admin_jobs_listList jobs across all users. Optional status and user (email) filters.
kanta_admin_suppress_addAdd an email or domain to the suppression list (auto-detected by "@").
kanta_admin_suppress_checkCheck whether an email is suppressed (by exact email or by domain).
kanta_admin_userShow a user account, credit balances, and last 10 jobs.
kanta_admin_verifyVerify an email with no credit charge.
kanta_creditsShow your credit ledger (last 20 entries) and balances.
kanta_db_ca_countCalifornia-resident record count for the CCPA data-broker threshold monitor. Admin only.
kanta_db_companies_countCount companies (organizations) in the Kanta Database matching a filter. Free.
kanta_db_companies_facetsTerm breakdowns for a company segment. Free. Max 5 fields.
kanta_db_companies_searchList companies matching a filter, sorted by contact count. Free.
kanta_db_company_contactsList people at one company by its Kanta org id. Free (masked per key scope).
kanta_db_countCount people in the Kanta Database matching a filter. Free.
kanta_db_exportExport matching people to a CSV job. Costs 1 db_credit per row delivered (admin keys are not charged).
kanta_db_export_statusCheck a Kanta Database export job: status, rows delivered, rows suppressed.
kanta_db_facetsTerm breakdowns (counts by value) for a person segment. Free. Max 5 fields.
kanta_db_lookupFind one person by email, LinkedIn URL, or name + company domain. Free.
kanta_db_searchList up to 50 matching people (email/phone masked on non-admin keys). Free.
kanta_find_bulkwrite actionSubmit a bulk find job. Provide "contacts" (array of {firstName,lastName,company}) or "path" (CSV). Returns a job_id.
kanta_find_emailwrite actionFind one email from first name, last name, and company. Synchronous — returns
kanta_job_cancelwrite actionCancel a running verify job.
kanta_job_deletewrite actionDelete a finished job.
kanta_job_getGet one job status and progress. Set breakdown=true for verify status counts.
kanta_job_resultsFetch job results. Inline output is capped at 100 rows; larger jobs return a sample and a CLI hint.
kanta_jobs_listList your recent verify/find jobs.
kanta_verify_bulkwrite actionSubmit a bulk email verification job. Provide "emails" (array) or "path" (CSV with an email column). Returns a job_id.
kanta_verify_emailwrite actionVerify a single email address. Returns status (valid/invalid/risky/unknown) and signal flags.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.5 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan28 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
- Maintenancerepository not readable: repo not found3/15
- Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10
Install directly
Runs npx -y @kantadev/cli on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add cli -- npx -y @kantadev/cli
CLI: common questions
- Is CLI MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (55/100). Read the CLI safety report
- How do I install CLI?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
- Does CLI need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
KANTA_API_KEY. - Is CLI maintained?
- The latest release is v0.1.1.
- What can I use instead of CLI?
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