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MCP Overview

policynumbers-mcp is an open-source MCP server that exposes PolicyNumbers as tools for AI agents. Install it once and Claude can verify policies, extract document fields, and check usage without writing any code.

Installation​

pip install policynumbers-mcp

Configuration (Claude Desktop)​

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "policynumbers": {
      "command": "policynumbers-mcp",
      "env": {
        "POLICYNUMBERS_API_KEY": "pk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. A hammer icon confirms the tools are available.

Test with a sandbox key​

Use a pk_test_ key during development — no credits consumed:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "policynumbers": {
      "command": "policynumbers-mcp",
      "env": {
        "POLICYNUMBERS_API_KEY": "pk_test_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}