Pick an Agency — MCP Server

Pick an Agency is a free directory of 47,000+ marketing agencies with real client reviews and a free AI matching tool. This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server lets any AI agent — Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gumloop, and more — search the directory and get matched with fitted agencies, directly in conversation.

Find the right marketing agency, backed by real reviews → pickanagency.com

Endpoint

Hosted, public, read-only. No API key required. Streamable HTTP:

https://www.pickanagency.com/api/mcp/mcp

Tools

Tool	What it does
search_agencies	Search/filter the directory by free-text query, service (SEO, paid ads, social…), country, city, industry, and minimum rating.
match_agencies	The "Get Matched" engine: give a brief (services, location, budget, industry) and get a ranked shortlist of fitted agencies.
get_agency	A single agency's full profile (description, rating, services, website, recent reviews) by slug.

Every result links back to the agency's profile on pickanagency.com.

Connect it

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http pick-an-agency https://www.pickanagency.com/api/mcp/mcp

Cursor — ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pick-an-agency": {
      "url": "https://www.pickanagency.com/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop / Claude.ai

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the endpoint URL above.

Run locally (stdio)

Prefer a local server? This package is a thin stdio proxy to the hosted endpoint:

npx -y github:Natden444/pickanagency-mcp

Or in any MCP client config:

{ "mcpServers": { "pick-an-agency": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "github:Natden444/pickanagency-mcp"] } } }

Example prompts

• "Find the top SEO agencies in the US."
• "Match me with a social media marketing agency in Paris, budget around $5k/month."
• "Tell me about the agency at slug agence-pickers-paris-paris."

The agent calls the tools and answers with real agencies and their pickanagency.com profile links.

About

Pick an Agency helps companies find the right marketing agency, backed by real client reviews and free AI matching ("Get Matched" returns 5 fitted agencies in about 60 seconds). Built by Nathan Denier.

• Website: https://www.pickanagency.com
• Browse agencies: https://www.pickanagency.com/agencies
• Get Matched: https://www.pickanagency.com/get-matched

License

MIT © Pick an Agency

Troubleshooting

Tools don't appear after adding the connector — MCP servers connect at session start: open a new conversation (Claude.ai) or restart the session (claude again in Claude Code), then check the connectors/tools menu. In Claude Code, /mcp lists connected servers and their status.

"Connection failed" or timeouts — verify the endpoint URL is exactly https://www.pickanagency.com/api/mcp/mcp (the /mcp suffix matters). The server is public; no API key, OAuth, or headers are needed. Check status by visiting pickanagency.com — if the site is up, the MCP endpoint is up.

Empty results — broaden the filters: try a country instead of a small city, or drop min_rating. match_agencies requires at least one service in services.

get_agency says "no agency found" — slugs must be exact. Find the right slug with search_agencies first (it's the last path segment of the profile URL).

Still stuck? Email hello@pickanagency.com or open an issue.