About Recordwire
Recordwire is an MCP server for searching U.S. business-registry records and tracking company changes using official state sources. It supports both individual company research and event monitoring through webhook subscriptions.
Key features
- 01Search companies by name and filters
- 02Read current records and change history
- 03Search changes across states
- 04Review state coverage and data freshness
- 05Manage change-alert webhooks
Use cases
- 01Find companies formed in a date range
- 02Check a company’s status or registered-agent changes
- 03Track new formations matching criteria
MCP support
Exposes business-search, record, event, coverage, and webhook-subscription tools to MCP clients over Streamable HTTP. Authentication uses a Bearer key.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://api.recordwirehq.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brianvia-recordwire https://api.recordwirehq.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"brianvia-recordwire":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.recordwirehq.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"brianvia-recordwire":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.recordwirehq.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"brianvia-recordwire":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.recordwirehq.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"brianvia-recordwire":{"serverUrl":"https://api.recordwirehq.com/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
https://api.recordwirehq.com/mcpAuth requiredTools
8| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | string | No | |
| limit | integer | No | |
| cursor | string | No | |
| status | string | No | |
| entity_type | string | No | |
| formed_after | string | No | |
| jurisdiction | string | No | |
| formed_before | string | No |
Details
From the project READMERecordwire MCP server
U.S. business-registry data and change events for agents. Search companies, read their history, and get told when they change: new formations, name changes, status changes (dissolved, revoked, reinstated), address, registered-agent, and officer changes. Data comes from official state sources: bulk files and open data where states publish them, and the state's own public business search where they do not.
- Server:
https://api.recordwirehq.com/mcp(Streamable HTTP) - Auth:
Authorization: Bearer <key>. Get a key at https://recordwirehq.com/app. - Docs: https://recordwirehq.com/mcp and https://recordwirehq.com/docs
- Same data over REST:
https://api.recordwirehq.com/v1/...
Connect
Claude Code:
claude mcp add recordwire --transport http https://api.recordwirehq.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $RECORDWIRE_API_KEY"
Cursor, Claude Desktop, or any client that takes a JSON config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"recordwire": {
"url": "https://api.recordwirehq.com/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY" }
}
}
}
initialize and tools/list work without a key, so you can see the tools before signing up.
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
search_businesses | Find companies by name prefix, state, entity type, status, or formation date range |
get_business | One company's current record: name, type, status, dates, addresses, registered agent, officers where published |
get_business_events | One company's change history, oldest to newest |
search_events | Change events across a state or all states, by type and date (e.g. every new formation since Monday) |
list_sources | Coverage: each state, its source, cadence, company count, and last file date |
create_subscription | Get signed webhook POSTs when matching companies change |
list_subscriptions | Your webhook subscriptions and their health |
delete_subscription | Stop a subscription |
Coverage
11 states: Florida, New York, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, and Oregon (official bulk files and open data, full change events), plus Massachusetts, Idaho, Wyoming, and Missouri (read from each state's public search, new formations). About 26 million companies. Live coverage and freshness: https://recordwirehq.com/states
Example prompts
- "List Florida LLCs formed this week whose names contain Holdings."
- "Has ACME LOGISTICS LLC in Virginia changed its registered agent or name since 2020?"
- "Which Colorado companies were dissolved in the last 30 days?"
- "Watch every new Massachusetts company with 'Merger Sub' in its name and tell me when it changes."
Pricing
Flat monthly plans, no per-call metering: $100/month for one state, $200 for any three, $500 for every covered state. See https://recordwirehq.com/#pricing.
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