# AskNeedl — AI Connector AskNeedl publishes 4 MCP tools to Claude. Marketplace availability, tool surface, verification tier, and what Node8 measured against the live endpoint. Source: https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/data-analytics/askneedl/ --- [AI Connectors](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/) · [Data & Analytics](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/data-analytics/) # AskNeedl Cited research answers over a curated enterprise source set Listed in Claude · 4 published tools · Community-listed [Claude connector docs](https://api.needl.ai/docs/askneedl-mcp-server) [needl.ai](https://needl.ai/) Overview ## What AskNeedl does Ask Needl, from Needl.ai, is a research layer over curated sources with citations attached to what it returns. The listing describes natural-language questions, company and industry research, comparison between entities, document summarisation, and grounded answers that point back at the material behind them. Four tools are claimed, a small surface relative to the range of tasks described. The connector is community tier despite the enterprise positioning of the product. An account is required and the endpoint asks for credentials before responding. Documentation and an endpoint URL are both on file, and the record is also filed under Financial Services. ### Who it is for Analysts and knowledge workers at firms that already license Needl. ### Tool surface Four tools are claimed and the endpoint answers 401, so nothing about how the research, comparison, and summarisation work described in the listing is divided between them can be seen here. Availability ## Where AskNeedl is listed AskNeedl is listed in the Claude connectors directory only. Needl.ai has no app under the same domain in the ChatGPT directory; 392 of the 3,150 products here are on both marketplaces, and this is not one of them. The MCP server behind a Claude connector is usually the same server a ChatGPT app would need, so the absence is a distribution decision rather than a technical one. Claude listing ## In the Claude connectors directory AskNeedl publishes 4 tools to Claude, a deliberately narrow surface; only 17.2% of the 1,253 Claude-listed connectors expose fewer. The median Claude-listed connector filed under Data & Analytics publishes 12, so this one sits 8 tools below its bucket's median, 163rd of 198. It falls in the 4-6 tools band, which holds 16.2% of the Claude directory. AskNeedl publishes a remote MCP endpoint. Claude connects to it over HTTP; there is nothing to install locally. Every connector in the Claude directory is remote, all 1,253 of them, so transport is not a differentiator there. Publisher Needl.ai Verification Community-listed (61.5% of the Claude directory) Filed under Data & Analytics Endpoint `https://mcp.needl.ai/mcp` Documentation [Publisher setup docs](https://api.needl.ai/docs/askneedl-mcp-server) Published tools 4 · 4-6 tools band Depth rank in Data & Analytics 163 of 198 Snapshot August 2026 AskNeedl is community-listed in the Claude directory, the tier 770 of 1,253 connectors sit in (61.5%). It is the default for a self-published server, and says nothing either way about quality. In the publisher's words ## How Needl.ai describes it > Ask Needl extends Claude with enterprise-grade research and intelligence capabilities, helping teams discover, analyze, and understand complex information from trusted sources. Ask questions in natural language, research companies and industries, compare entities, summarize documents, uncover insights, and receive grounded, cited answers, all within Claude. Built for enterprise teams, analysts, and knowledge workers, Ask Needl combines intelligent retrieval with conversational reasoning to deliver accurate, explainable responses for research, market intelligence, and decision support. Quoted from the connector's own Claude directory listing as captured in August 2026. Node8 did not write it and does not vouch for it. Nearby ## Other Data & Analytics connectors ### [Clarivate IPOne CompuMark Trademarks](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/data-analytics/clarivate-ipone-compumark-trademarks/) Trademark register search and record retrieval across jurisdictions Claude ### [Matchory](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/data-analytics/matchory/) Supplier discovery and sourcing risk data for procurement teams Claude ### [Ysaere](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/data-analytics/ysaere/) Prepaid AI research swarms for diligence and deal teams Claude ### [0Delta.ai](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/data-analytics/0delta-ai/) Exact Online finance data for fractional CFOs and founders Claude ### [Alation](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/data-analytics/alation/) Enterprise data catalog and governance context inside ChatGPT ChatGPT ### [Apartmentiq](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/data-analytics/apartmentiq/) Multifamily property and rental market data lookups Claude · ChatGPT [All 260 Data & Analytics connectors](https://node8.ai/ai-connectors/data-analytics/) This is an independent catalogue entry compiled by Node8 from AskNeedl's public marketplace listing as it stood in August 2026. Listing facts come from the marketplaces; the comparisons against the rest of the directory and any live-endpoint measurements are Node8's. Node8 is not affiliated with Needl.ai, and inclusion here is not an endorsement. ## Want your company reachable inside ChatGPT and Claude? Node8 builds MCP servers end to end: deciding which tools are worth exposing, the authentication and permission model, the review submissions, and the onboarding that gets them used. One server serves ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot. [See how it works](https://node8.ai/mcp) Book a strategy session