Getting Started

Everything below is for connecting Apogee to your own AI assistant.

Apogee connects to your AI assistant via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). One config file gives your AI access to 60+ policy intelligence capabilities - legislation, hearings, lobbying, campaign finance, regulatory filings, news, and a 200K+ entity knowledge graph.

You don't call individual tools. You ask questions in plain language, and Apogee's research agent figures out which capabilities to use, queries across data sources, and returns synthesized intelligence with citations.

Step 1: Get your API key

1. Sign in at apog.ai
2. Go to Dashboard > API Keys
3. Click Generate New Key
4. Copy the key (starts with apk_)

Step 2: Configure your AI assistant

Claude Desktop

Add to your config file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apogee": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apog.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (CLI)

claude mcp add apogee --transport streamable-http https://mcp.apog.ai/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Cursor

Go to Settings > MCP Servers > Add Server and enter:

{
  "apogee": {
    "url": "https://mcp.apog.ai/mcp",
    "headers": {
      "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}

Other MCP clients

Apogee's MCP endpoint:

https://mcp.apog.ai/mcp

• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• Authentication: Bearer token in the Authorization header

Any client that supports MCP streamable HTTP transport can connect.

Step 3: Restart and test

After saving the config:

1. Fully quit and relaunch your AI assistant
2. Try a test question:

"What bills about AI regulation were introduced this Congress?"

If configured correctly, your assistant will use Apogee to search legislation and return results with citations.

Troubleshooting

Connection not working

• Verify your API key starts with apk_ and has no extra spaces
• Make sure you fully restarted your AI assistant after saving the config
• Check that https://mcp.apog.ai/health returns {"status":"ok"} in your browser

Authentication errors

• Confirm your account is active at apog.ai/dashboard
• Regenerate your API key if needed

Need help?

Contact us or reach out from your account dashboard.

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Next steps

• Set Up Alerts & Digests - Get automated briefings in your inbox
• Intelligence Capabilities - See all 60+ capabilities with example queries
• Data Sources - What data powers the platform
• Example Queries - See what you can ask