Klaren — French Companies Directory
Look up French legal entities, directors, and associations from official registers while scoping a B2B niche or vetting partners.
Overview
Klaren MCP is an MCP server for the Idea phase that searches French companies, directors, and associations using INPI, INSEE, and RNA registry context via the Klaren API.
What is this MCP server?
- Search French companies via INPI-aligned company data
- Look up directors and leadership tied to registered entities
- Query associations from the RNA (Répertoire National des Associations)
- INSEE-backed identifiers and registry context for due diligence
- PyPI stdio MCP with optional KLAREN_API_KEY for higher rate limits
- Server version 0.1.2 on PyPI (identifier klaren-mcp)
- Covers company, director, and association search (INPI, INSEE, RNA scope per description)
- Stdio transport with KLAREN_API_URL and optional secret KLAREN_API_KEY
What problem does it solve?
Validating French companies and associations from an AI chat usually means tab-hopping across government portals and losing structured identifiers.
Who is it for?
Indie builders selling into France who need quick SIREN-level entity search and director lookups while researching niches or qualifying leads.
Skip if: Teams that only operate outside France or need deep document filing downloads instead of directory search.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent can return registry-grounded company, director, and association hits in-thread so B2B research and partner checks stay fast and citeable.
- In-agent search results for French companies, directors, and associations
- Registry-aligned identifiers and context usable in research notes or CRM enrichment
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Journey fit
Company and association lookups belong in early journey research before you commit to a market or supplier. Competitor and ecosystem mapping in France needs INPI, INSEE, and RNA-style entity facts, not guesswork from LinkedIn.
How it compares
French registry search MCP, not a general web-scraping skill or CRM replacement.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Klaren MCP for?
Solo builders and small teams doing French B2B research, competitive mapping, or lightweight KYB on prospects and partners from Claude Code, Cursor, or other MCP clients.
When should I use Klaren MCP?
Use it during idea-stage competitor and market research whenever you need official French company, director, or association records instead of unstructured web guesses.
How do I add Klaren MCP to my agent?
Install the klaren-mcp PyPI package (v0.1.2), configure stdio transport in your MCP settings, set KLAREN_API_URL, and add KLAREN_API_KEY if you need higher rate limits.