D&B Commercial Graph MCP Server

July 7, 2026 · View on GitHub

Welcome

Thank you for choosing Dun & Bradstreet! This document will help you set up and authenticate into the D&B Commercial Graph MCP Server.

For inquiries, please contact CursorLeads@dnb.com.


What This Plugin Does

This plugin connects Cursor to your D&B data via the D&B Commercial Graph MCP Server.

Prerequisites for Access

  • Cursor 2.5+

Install

Step 1 — Set Environment Variables

Set the following environment variables on your system before launching Cursor:

VariableValue
DNB_DIRECT_PLUS_MCP_CLIENT_IDYour Client ID
DNB_DIRECT_PLUS_MCP_CLIENT_SECRETYour Client Secret

macOS/Linux (~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc):

export DNB_DIRECT_PLUS_MCP_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
export DNB_DIRECT_PLUS_MCP_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret

Windows (System Properties → Environment Variables or PowerShell):

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("DNB_DIRECT_PLUS_MCP_CLIENT_ID","your_client_id","User")
[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("DNB_DIRECT_PLUS_MCP_CLIENT_SECRET","your_client_secret","User")

Step 2 — Install the Plugin

  • Open Cursor Settings (Cmd+, / Ctrl+,)
  • Go to Plugins
  • Search for dnb-dplus-plugin-cursor
  • Click Install
  • Restart Cursor (or reload the window via Ctrl+Shift+P → Developer: Reload Window) so the environment variables are loaded.

Step 3 — Connect and Authenticate

After reloading Cursor, the plugin will automatically attempt to connect to the D&B Commercial Graph MCP Server.

To verify the connection, open Cursor Settings (Ctrl+Shift+J / Cmd+Shift+J) → Tools & MCP and confirm the dnb-dplus-plugin server shows as enabled.

If you encounter issues, open the Output panel (Ctrl+Shift+U / Cmd+Shift+U) and select MCP Logs from the dropdown for details.


What is the D&B Commercial Graph MCP Server?

Dun & Bradstreet, among the world's most-trusted sources of business information, is bringing its most in-demand datasets to Cursor via Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, empowering organizations to supercharge their AI agents with high-quality, context-rich business data — enabling smarter, faster, and more reliable decision-making across enterprise workflows.

Part of the D&B.AI suite of enterprise capabilities, Dun & Bradstreet’s MCP servers deliver persistent, actionable context to AI agents, allowing them to seamlessly access and apply Dun & Bradstreet’s trusted data to knowledge workflows. Whether identifying growth opportunities, assessing business credit risk, or optimizing supplier evaluations, Dun & Bradstreet’s agent-ready data helps your agentic AI operate with precision and consistency. At the core of this capability is the D-U-N-S® Number, the global standard for business identification. By anchoring AI outputs to verified entities, D&B’s MCP offering enhances accuracy, reduces hallucinations, and supports scalable deployment of agentic systems across enterprise systems.

Use cases • Finance: Manage credit risk at scale with industry-leading data and analytics. • Sales & Marketing: Access deeper insights into your existing customers and potential buyers to identify new opportunities, target with precision, and help drive revenue. • Supply Chain: Help manage risk, save money, and streamline the procurement process. • Enterprise Master Data Management: Enable centralized, trusted data that can be activated across AI systems with governance and lineage. • Compliance: Verify new partners, improve relationship transparency, identify beneficial owners, and monitor for changes in the organizations you do business with.

Product details — MCP supported datasets (D&B Data Blocks) for agentic integration include: Financial Strength Insights Third Party Risk Insights Ownership Insights Inquiry Insights Principals and Contacts Payment Insights Sales & Marketing Insights


Authentication

This plugin uses OAuth 2.0. Authentication is handled automatically by Cursor — no manual setup is required beyond setting your environment variables in Step 1.


Customer Support

For information on the tools, domain, data blocks, and prompt examples, see documentation here.

If you have any issues during onboarding, you may contact D&B Customer Service:

RegionContact
US1.800.234.3867 or open a case via Digital Service Center
CA1-800-463-6362
UK & Ireland44(0)845 145 1700
AsiaPac91 114 149 7974
China86 21 23213775

Worldwide Network alliance members, please submit inquiries using the support page.

For all other markets, please visit Choose your country.


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