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Lobby MCP Server

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server connects Lobby's live creator discovery and intelligence directly to Claude Desktop, Cursor, OpenAI Operator, and custom AI agents.

Quick Actions:

Why Use Lobby with MCP?

forum Direct Chat Interaction
Ask Claude or your agent to "find 10 food creators in Seattle" and get live, verified creator cards with engagement metrics inside the conversation.
smart_toy Autonomous Outreach Generation
AI agents can inspect the creator's recent TikTok videos, extract bio context, and automatically draft hyper-personalized DM and email hooks.

Claude Desktop Quickstart

Add the Lobby MCP configuration to your Claude Desktop config file (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lobby": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@lobby/mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "LOBBY_API_KEY": "YOUR_PARTNER_API_TOKEN",
        "LOBBY_BASE_URL": "https://lobby.insightarc.com/api/v1/public/partner"
      }
     }
  }
}
Config File Location:
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Cursor & AI IDE Configuration

In Cursor Settings → Features → MCP, add a new MCP server with the command:

npx -y @lobby/mcp-server@latest

Available MCP Tools

discover_local_creators Tool / Action

Triggers creator search across TikTok and Instagram for a given city and brand niche description.

Input Arguments
city string Target city (e.g., "Austin", "Miami", "Paris").
niche string Brand niche (e.g., "boutique boutique hotel", "specialty matcha cafe").
country string (optional) Country code (default: "US").
generate_outreach_pitch Tool / Generation

Generates a personalized direct message or email pitch for a discovered creator based on their bio and content history.

Input Arguments
creator_handle string Creator's social handle (e.g. "@atxcoffeelover").
offer_details string Collab offer (e.g., "Complimentary weekend stay with tasting menu").

Prompt Examples for AI Agents

User prompt to Claude Desktop: "Using Lobby, find 5 lifestyle micro-creators in Miami who create content around boutique hotels, and give me a summary table with their follower counts, engagement rates, and detected emails."
User prompt to Cursor / AI Agent: "Draft personalized outreach emails for each creator found in the Austin coffee campaign, offering them an exclusive VIP tasting pass."