Give Claude Desktop Real-Time Intelligence with MCP
Set up real-time world knowledge in Claude Desktop in 60 seconds. Zero-install MCP server with 44 tools for intelligence, trading, market data, and more.
Claude is smart, but it doesn't know what happened today. Here's how to fix that in 60 seconds using the Polaris MCP server.
After this setup, you can ask Claude things like:
- “What's happening in AI regulation right now?”
- “What are the trending entities in defense news?”
- “Compare how CNN and Fox covered the latest story”
And Claude will pull live, verified intelligence from Polaris to answer.
Setup (60 seconds)
- Get a free API key at veroq.ai/developers
- Open your Claude Desktop config file:
Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
- Add Polaris:
{
"mcpServers": {
"polaris": {
"url": "https://api.thepolarisreport.com/api/v1/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}- Restart Claude Desktop.
That's it. No npm install, no local server, no Node.js required. Zero install.
What You Get
Claude now has 8 intelligence tools:
polaris_searchSearch verified intelligence briefs by topicpolaris_feedGet the latest briefs by categorypolaris_briefFull brief details with sources and counter-argumentspolaris_extractExtract and analyze article content from URLspolaris_entitiesFind briefs mentioning a specific entitypolaris_trendingSee what entities are trending right nowpolaris_compareCompare how different outlets cover the same storypolaris_researchDeep research with key findings and entity mappingTry It
Open Claude Desktop and ask:
“What are the top 5 trending entities in the news right now?”
Claude will call polaris_trending and return a live list of the most-mentioned entities. Then try:
“Compare how different outlets are covering [top entity]”
Also Works With Cursor
Same config format. Go to Cursor Settings → Tools & MCP → Add MCP Server, or visit the agents page for a one-click Cursor deeplink.
Free Tier
1,000 API calls/month. No credit card. That's roughly 30+ conversations per day with Claude about current events.