AgTech intelligence, inside your AI
iGrow News connects directly to Claude, Cowork, ChatGPT, and Cursor. Funding rounds, company intel, investor activity, and the daily brief — pulled live into whatever AI you already work in.
No new app to learn · works in the tools you use
Connect in 60 seconds
One line in whatever client you use. Today, connect with a personal access token we issue you. One-click sign-in is on the way.
Don't have an access token yet? Request access — we'll send one over, usually same day.
Run one command in your terminal — swap in the token from your access email:
claude mcp add --transport http igrow-news \
https://mcp.igrownews.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"Start a session and ask — /mcp will show igrow-news connected.
Claude Desktop, Cowork, and claude.ai share one connector system: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, with the URL https://mcp.igrownews.com/mcp.
These clients connect via one-click sign-in — which arrives with our OAuth launch below. During beta, use the Claude Code or Cursor tab with your access token instead.
Beta testers will be upgraded automatically the day one-click sign-in ships — same URL, no reconfiguration.
Add iGrow News to your ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"igrow-news": {
"url": "https://mcp.igrownews.com/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" }
}
}
}Reload — iGrow News shows green under Settings → MCP.
In Settings → Connectors, add a connector by URL: https://mcp.igrownews.com/mcp.
Provide your access token when prompted for authentication, then enable iGrow News in the composer's connector list.
Availability depends on your ChatGPT plan's connector support.
One-click sign-in. A single "Connect iGrow News" button — approve once, no token to copy. This is what unlocks Claude Desktop, Cowork, and claude.ai, and it's how non-technical teammates will connect. Beta testers upgrade automatically.
Connect iGrow NewsWhat you can ask
You don't call an API — you just ask. Here's real output from the live beta, drawn from today's data.
Summarize AgTech funding in July 2026 by stage and sector.
What do we have on Acumen?
What's the latest AgTech news today?
Which investors are most active in vertical farming?
Not sure what to ask? Start with: “What can you tell me about your data?” — the connector answers questions about itself.
Data coverage
Precise expectations, set upfront — here's exactly what the connector can tell you, and where it draws the line.
Plans
The two iGrow Network tiers carry straight over — nothing new to sign up for. Teams and bespoke builds are handled directly.
Insights
Included with Network Insights membership
Pro
Included with Network Pro membership
Custom
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Your data, your rules
Our editorial weighting and internal scoring are never exposed. You get the intelligence, not the machinery behind it.
Every connection is tied to a paying iGrow Network member and can be issued or revoked individually. Tokens today; one-click sign-in next.
The connector only ever reads. It can't change your data or ours — it answers questions against a live, 30-minute-fresh copy.
For the builders
Eight tools, exposed over Streamable HTTP MCP. Most people never need this — your AI picks the right tool for the question.
| Tool | Tier | What it answers |
|---|---|---|
| get_latest_news | Insights | Most recent AgTech coverage, with article links |
| search_news | Pro | Search coverage by keyword, topic, or company |
| get_top_news | Pro | The stories that matter most right now |
| get_data_status | Insights | Coverage freshness and last sync time |
| get_funding_report | Pro | Funding totals by stage, sector, geography, period |
| lookup_company | Pro | Company profile, funding history, recent coverage |
| get_investor_profile | Pro | Investor activity, stages, and participation |
| get_market_snapshot | Pro | A month's deal flow, movers, and totals |
Machine-readable docs live at https://mcp.igrownews.com/llms.txt — so an AI can ingest this whole reference in one read.
FAQ
Check the header reads Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN with no extra spaces or quotes. Still stuck? Reply to your access email and we'll reissue in minutes.
Funding reports, company and investor intel are Pro-tier. Your access follows your iGrow Network membership — contact us to upgrade.
Coverage is AgTech-editorial. Try the name as it appears in the news (e.g. the operating company, not the holding entity) — or ask the assistant to search_news for it.
The database refreshes every 30 minutes. Ask "when was your data last updated?" and the connector will tell you exactly.
Remove the connector in your AI client's settings, or ask us to revoke your token — either fully cuts access.
We're onboarding a small group of iGrow Network members. Tell us how you'd use it and we'll send your access token.
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