> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bigdata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# MCP Integration with API Key

You can bring the financial expertise of Bigdata.com to your Agentic Client integrating with your API Key.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create an API Key">
    You can manage your API Keys in the [Developer Platform > API Keys](https://platform.bigdata.com/api-keys)

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ravenpackinternational/f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl/images/authentication/api_key_settings.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl&q=85&s=cf16d5701fa628a8ec548137caa2fa18" alt="Developer Platform > API Keys" data-og-width="1536" width="1536" data-og-height="689" height="689" data-path="images/authentication/api_key_settings.png" data-optimize="true" data-opv="3" srcset="https://mintcdn.com/ravenpackinternational/f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl/images/authentication/api_key_settings.png?w=280&fit=max&auto=format&n=f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl&q=85&s=8cc7a63e03af48aaa3cb5d1f4d697128 280w, https://mintcdn.com/ravenpackinternational/f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl/images/authentication/api_key_settings.png?w=560&fit=max&auto=format&n=f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl&q=85&s=1c74493718b528caf178749e536dc404 560w, https://mintcdn.com/ravenpackinternational/f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl/images/authentication/api_key_settings.png?w=840&fit=max&auto=format&n=f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl&q=85&s=53a485901a8d4ea94b9d1c689d9255c4 840w, https://mintcdn.com/ravenpackinternational/f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl/images/authentication/api_key_settings.png?w=1100&fit=max&auto=format&n=f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl&q=85&s=62c0768c1fbdcf18d17f9331b381ad4c 1100w, https://mintcdn.com/ravenpackinternational/f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl/images/authentication/api_key_settings.png?w=1650&fit=max&auto=format&n=f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl&q=85&s=ef7be32d0790f9e1a1a9b2f03a8fe709 1650w, https://mintcdn.com/ravenpackinternational/f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl/images/authentication/api_key_settings.png?w=2500&fit=max&auto=format&n=f62VnqoeoLD7OgQl&q=85&s=1311b4ec9fe05b5d341614768ceed10f 2500w" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the connection">
    <Tabs>
      <Tab title="Cursor">
        Click on the `Add to Cursor` icon below, and the browser will guide you to open the Cursor Application to configure the MCP.

        <a href="cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=bigdata.com&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5iaWdkYXRhLmNvbS8iLCJoZWFkZXJzIjp7IngtYXBpLWtleSI6ImJkX3YxX1hYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYWFhYIn19" target="_blank">
          <img alt="Configure MCP in Cursor" noZoom src="https://cursor.com/deeplink/mcp-install-dark.svg" />
        </a>

        Enter your API Key in the `x-api-key` field and then click on `Install`.

        <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ravenpackinternational/oXZ2k4-F2a4nJaoe/images/mcp/cursor_bigdata_search_installation.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=oXZ2k4-F2a4nJaoe&q=85&s=80dad6cc48537615fb894aaa5c42bc80" alt="Bigdata MCP" width="1027" height="478" data-path="images/mcp/cursor_bigdata_search_installation.png" />

        Once installed, you can see the tool in the `Tools` section of Cursor.

        <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ravenpackinternational/l1jzw2VbdcLoGfXp/images/mcp/bigdata_mcp.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=l1jzw2VbdcLoGfXp&q=85&s=3a22dba4154768093abee2cb1f285aed" alt="Bigdata MCP" width="1270" height="218" data-path="images/mcp/bigdata_mcp.png" />
      </Tab>

      <Tab title="Snowflake">
        You can connect the Bigdata.com Remote MCP server to [Snowflake Cortex Code CLI](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/cortex-code/extensibility#model-context-protocol-mcp) by adding the following configuration to your `~/.snowflake/cortex/mcp.json` file:

        ```json theme={null}
        {
          "mcpServers": {
            "mcp.bigdata.com": {
              "type": "http",
              "url": "https://mcp.bigdata.com/",
              "headers": {
                "x-api-key": "${YOUR_API_KEY}"
              }
            }
          }
        }
        ```

        Replace `${YOUR_API_KEY}` with your Bigdata.com API Key from the [Developer Platform](https://platform.bigdata.com/api-keys), or set it as an environment variable in your shell profile.

        Once configured, the Bigdata.com tools will be available automatically in your Cortex Code CLI sessions.
      </Tab>

      <Tab title="Generic Agentic Host">
        You can also set up this Remote MCP in any other Agentic Host compatible with MCP.

        Update the configuration to use your personal API Key.

        ```json highlight="4" theme={null}
          "mcp.bigdata.com": {
            "url": "https://mcp.bigdata.com/",
            "headers": {
              "x-api-key": "<your_api_key>"
            }
          }
        ```
      </Tab>
    </Tabs>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Ask a question">
    You can ask your agentic client to help you write a report.

    ```
    Can you create a report on public companies worldwide that are researching and developing quantum computers?
    ```

    Cursor will use the Bigdata.com Remote MCP to search for insights and generate the report.

    <img alt="Cursor using Bigdata.com Remote MCP" src="https://mintcdn.com/ravenpackinternational/SVPxcblyoH3cO8G1/images/mcp/cursor/cursor_answering.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=SVPxcblyoH3cO8G1&q=85&s=9bc0b08b1b7895494f1a64d3044a06b7" width="600" data-path="images/mcp/cursor/cursor_answering.png" />
  </Step>
</Steps>

🥳🚀 After a minute or two, you will get a report in markdown format.

<img alt="Cursor report" src="https://mintcdn.com/ravenpackinternational/SVPxcblyoH3cO8G1/images/mcp/cursor/cursor_report.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=SVPxcblyoH3cO8G1&q=85&s=93f5ff024a074ee392ae577f0dad5fb3" width="800" data-path="images/mcp/cursor/cursor_report.png" />
