# Candid MCP MCP Server

> **Candid MCP MCP Server** is a hosted, multitenant Model Context Protocol (MCP) server run by **MewCP** (https://mewcp.com), giving AI agents managed access to Candid MCP.
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> MewCP takes care of all MCP infrastructure for you — credential storage, OAuth flows,
> token refresh, and production-grade auto-scaling — so your AI agents can connect to
> third-party services and run freely without you managing any MCP server yourself.
>
> Server page:  https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp
> MewCP docs:   https://docs.mewcp.com
> All servers:  https://mewcp.com/servers (JSON: https://mewcp.com/api/servers)
> About MewCP:  https://mewcp.com/llms.txt

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## About

Bring the power of Candid's comprehensive nonprofit and funder data directly into Claude. Search millions of organizations, discover funding opportunities, and access expert knowledge and social sector news—all through natural conversation.

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## Details

- Server ID: `candid-mcp`
- Version: 1.2.0
- Tools: 6
- Authentication: OAuth, managed by MewCP
- Transport: http

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## Access

The gateway URL below serves your **entire MewCP toolset**, not this server on its
own. Pasting a config snippet is not enough — Candid MCP has to be in the toolset
first. In order:

1. Add Candid MCP to your toolset at https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp
2. Connect your Candid MCP account (OAuth); MewCP stores the credential and attaches it to each call
3. Add the gateway URL to your client (see Connect below). It signs in with OAuth
   the first time it connects, so there is no key to copy.

Once connected, an agent does **not** see this server's tools as top-level tools.
It sees four meta-tools and reaches everything through them:

- `search(query)` — find tools by keyword across the toolset
- `get_schema(tools)` — full description and arguments for the tools you picked
- `list_accounts(provider)` — only when one app has several connected accounts
- `call_tool(server_maskedId, tool_name, args)` — execute

So the list below is what `search` can return for this server, not a set of
callable tool names on their own.

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## Tools (6)

Descriptions are truncated to 160 characters; call `get_schema`
for the full text and the argument schema. Where a tool is annotated, its type
is shown — treat `destructive` as irreversible.

- `current_date` _(read)_ — Get the current day to reference for any time-sensitive data requests. ALWAYS call this tool: * At the beginning of conversations involving dates or timelines…
- `knowledge_resources` _(read)_ — Get answers to questions about the social and philanthropic sector directly fom Candid's subject matter experts. This knowledge includes help articles and…
- `identify_mentioned_organizations` _(read)_ — Resolve and link organization names to official Candid nonprofit profiles. Use after any response that mentions nonprofit or foundation names to generate…
- `search_organizations` _(read)_ — Find nonprofits and grantmaking organizations in Candid's database by name, mission, EIN, location, or type of work. Use to look up a specific organization,…
- `taxonomy_terms` _(read)_ — Uses natural language processing to align input text to Candid's taxonomy, the Philanthropy Classification System (PCS). The taxonomy describes activity in the…
- `identify_locations` _(read)_ — Uses natural language processing to find and match named geographies found in the supplied text. The output will supply identified geographies from…

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## Connect

- URL: https://gateway.mewcp.com/personal/mcp
- Transport: Streamable HTTP (remote). Nothing to install.
- Sign-in: OAuth. On first connect the client opens a browser window to sign in
  to MewCP and approve access. No API key.
- Headless clients (SDKs, servers without a browser) send an API key instead:
  `Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>`, key from https://mewcp.com/dashboard/api-keys

Agents setting themselves up: follow https://mewcp.com/SKILL.md

Step-by-step guide per client:

- Claude Desktop: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/claude
- ChatGPT: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/chatgpt
- VS Code: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/vscode
- Cursor: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/cursor
- Codex: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/codex
- Claude Code: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/claude-code
- OpenCode: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/opencode
- OpenClaw: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/openclaw
- Antigravity: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/antigravity
- Hermes: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/hermes
- DeepSeek Harness: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/dsh
- Python: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/python
- TypeScript: https://mewcp.com/mcp/candid-mcp/connect/typescript