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Overview

This guide shows practical examples of using AnySite MCP tools directly in Claude Desktop conversations. These examples demonstrate natural language interactions that leverage the power of MCP tools.

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Permission Modes

Before diving into examples, understand the two permission modes:
  • Always Ask Permission
  • Allow Unsupervised
Claude will request approval before each tool use. You’ll see prompts like:
“I’d like to use the Get linkedin profile tool to extract information from this profile. May I proceed?”
Best for: Sensitive data, production use, learning how tools work
Start with “Always ask permission” to understand tool behavior, then switch to “Allow unsupervised” for smoother workflows.

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Example 1: LinkedIn Profile Research

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Simple Profile Extraction

Your prompt: 
Can you get me information about this LinkedIn profile?
https://linkedin.com/in/satyanadella
Claude’s response flow:
  1. Tool Request (if permission required):
    “I’ll use the Get linkedin profile tool to extract detailed information from this profile.”
  2. Tool Execution: Calls linkedin_user tool with the URL
  3. Structured Response:
    “Here’s the information from Satya Nadella’s LinkedIn profile: Name: Satya Nadella Headline: Chairman and CEO at Microsoft Location: Redmond, Washington Company: Microsoft Industry: Technology, Information and Internet Experience:
    • Chairman and CEO at Microsoft (2014-Present)
    • Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise at Microsoft
    • President, Server and Tools Business at Microsoft
    Education:
    • University of Chicago - MBA
    • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - MS
    • Manipal Institute of Technology - Bachelor’s degree
    Would you like me to analyze any specific aspect of this profile?”

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Comparative Profile Analysis

Your prompt: 
Compare these three LinkedIn profiles and tell me who would be the best fit
for a CTO role at a startup:
1. https://linkedin.com/in/person1
2. https://linkedin.com/in/person2
3. https://linkedin.com/in/person3
Claude’s workflow:
  1. Extracts all three profiles using linkedin_user tool
  2. Analyzes experience, skills, and background
  3. Provides comparative analysis with recommendations

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Example 2: Company Research

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Basic Company Information

Your prompt: 
Tell me about Microsoft as a company. Use their LinkedIn company page:
https://linkedin.com/company/microsoft
Claude’s response includes:
  • Company size and headcount
  • Industry and specialties
  • Recent updates and posts
  • Employee growth trends
  • Key company information

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Competitive Analysis

Your prompt: 
I'm researching cloud computing companies. Can you compare these companies
and provide insights on their positioning?

1. Microsoft: https://linkedin.com/company/microsoft
2. Amazon Web Services: https://linkedin.com/company/aws
3. Google Cloud: https://linkedin.com/company/google-cloud
Claude will:
  • Extract company data from all three profiles
  • Compare size, growth, specialties
  • Analyze recent company updates
  • Provide strategic insights

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Example 3: Content Monitoring

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Reddit Post Analysis

Your prompt: 
Analyze this Reddit post and summarize the discussion:
https://reddit.com/r/technology/comments/abc123/ai-breakthrough
Claude extracts and provides:
  • Post title, author, and content
  • Upvote/downvote ratio
  • Number of comments
  • Top comments summary
  • Discussion sentiment
  • Key themes and topics

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Multi-Platform Content Analysis

Your prompt: 
I want to understand the conversation around "AI safety" across platforms.

Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/xyz/ai-safety-discussion
LinkedIn Post: https://linkedin.com/posts/johndoe-ai-safety-12345

Can you analyze both and compare the sentiment and key points?
Claude will:
  1. Extract Reddit post and comments
  2. Extract LinkedIn post and comments
  3. Compare discussion quality and sentiment
  4. Identify common themes and unique perspectives

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Example 4: Instagram Content Analysis

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Single Post Analysis

Your prompt: 
Analyze this Instagram post for me:
https://instagram.com/p/ABC123xyz/

I want to understand the engagement and comments.
Claude extracts:
  • Post caption and hashtags
  • Like count and engagement rate
  • Top comments
  • Comment sentiment analysis
  • Engagement insights

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Influencer Evaluation

Your prompt: 
I'm considering partnering with this Instagram influencer.
Can you analyze their recent posts and engagement?

Profile: https://instagram.com/influencername
Recent posts:
- https://instagram.com/p/POST1/
- https://instagram.com/p/POST2/
- https://instagram.com/p/POST3/
Claude provides:
  1. Individual post analytics
  2. Average engagement rate
  3. Comment quality assessment
  4. Audience interaction patterns
  5. Recommendation on partnership potential

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Example 5: Research Workflows

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Market Research

Your prompt: 
I'm researching the cybersecurity industry. Can you help me build
a profile of key companies and thought leaders?

Start with these companies:
- https://linkedin.com/company/crowdstrike
- https://linkedin.com/company/paloaltonetworks

And these thought leaders:
- https://linkedin.com/in/leader1
- https://linkedin.com/in/leader2
Claude’s comprehensive analysis:
  1. Company profiles and positioning
  2. Key personnel and thought leaders
  3. Industry trends from recent posts
  4. Competitive landscape insights
  5. Actionable recommendations

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Lead Generation

Your prompt: 
I'm looking for potential clients who are CTOs in the healthcare
industry in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Can you search LinkedIn and provide me with a list of profiles
that match this criteria?
Claude uses:
  • search_linkedin_users tool
  • Filters by job title, industry, location
  • Provides structured list with profile details
  • Suggests outreach strategies

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Example 6: Due Diligence

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Startup Founder Verification

Your prompt: 
I'm considering investing in a startup. Can you help me verify
the founders' backgrounds?

Founder 1: https://linkedin.com/in/founder1
Founder 2: https://linkedin.com/in/founder2

I want to verify their experience, education, and credibility.
Claude analyzes:
  • Work history and tenure at companies
  • Education credentials
  • Skills and endorsements
  • Recommendations and activity
  • Red flags or inconsistencies
  • Overall credibility assessment

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Example 7: Content Strategy

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Competitor Content Analysis

Your prompt: 
Analyze the LinkedIn content strategy of this company:
https://linkedin.com/company/competitor

What types of posts get the most engagement? What themes do they focus on?
Claude examines:
  • Recent company posts
  • Engagement metrics per post
  • Content types (articles, videos, images)
  • Posting frequency
  • Audience response patterns
  • Recommendations for your content strategy

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Example 8: Multi-Tool Workflows

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Comprehensive Person Investigation

Your prompt: 
I need a comprehensive background check on this person:

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/person
Instagram: https://instagram.com/username
Reddit: https://reddit.com/user/username

Can you build me a profile across all platforms?
Claude orchestrates:
  1. LinkedIn profile extraction (professional background)
  2. Instagram analysis (personal brand, interests)
  3. Reddit activity (opinions, expertise areas)
  4. Unified profile synthesis
  5. Insights on consistency across platforms

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Brand Monitoring

Your prompt: 
Monitor mentions of our brand across these platforms:

Reddit: Search for "BrandName" in r/technology
LinkedIn: Our company page updates
Instagram: Posts with #BrandName

Summarize sentiment and key feedback.
Claude provides:
  • Cross-platform sentiment analysis
  • Key feedback themes
  • Positive and negative mentions
  • Actionable insights
  • Trend identification

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Best Practices for Prompting

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Be Specific

❌ Vague

“Tell me about this person”

✅ Specific

“Extract this person’s work experience, education, and top 3 skills from their LinkedIn profile”

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Provide Complete URLs

❌ Incomplete

“Check out the microsoft company page”

✅ Complete

“Analyze https://linkedin.com/company/microsoft”

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Request Structured Output

Good prompt: 
Extract the following from this LinkedIn profile and format as a table:
- Name
- Current role
- Company
- Years of experience
- Top 5 skills
- Education

URL: https://linkedin.com/in/username

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Combine Analysis with Data

Good prompt: 
Get information from this LinkedIn profile and then:
1. Summarize their career trajectory
2. Identify their core expertise areas
3. Suggest how they could be valuable to our company
4. Draft an outreach message

URL: https://linkedin.com/in/candidate

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Advanced Techniques

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Batch Processing

Your prompt: 
I have a list of 20 LinkedIn profiles to analyze.
Here's the first batch of 5:

[URLs]

For each profile, extract: name, title, company, and years of experience.
Present in a table format.

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Conditional Logic

Your prompt: 
Check this LinkedIn profile: [URL]

If the person has 10+ years of experience in software engineering,
provide a detailed technical background summary.

If they have less than 10 years, just give me a brief overview.

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Data Export Requests

Your prompt: 
Extract data from these 10 LinkedIn profiles and format it as CSV
that I can copy and paste into a spreadsheet:

[URLs]

Columns: Name, Title, Company, Location, Years of Experience, LinkedIn URL

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Tips for Effective Use

Begin with basic extraction, then ask follow-up questions to dive deeper:
  1. “Get this LinkedIn profile: [URL]”
  2. “Now analyze their career progression”
  3. “What skills should they develop for a CTO role?”
Claude maintains context, so you can ask follow-ups:
  • “Can you elaborate on their education background?”
  • “What about their recommendations?”
  • “Compare this to the previous profile you analyzed”
Ask for the format you need:
  • “Provide as bullet points”
  • “Format as a table”
  • “Create a JSON structure”
  • “Draft an email summary”
Don’t just extract data - ask for insights:
  • “What stands out about this profile?”
  • “What are the red flags?”
  • “How does this compare to industry standards?”
  • “What questions should I ask in an interview?”

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Troubleshooting Common Issues

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Tool Permission Denied

Issue: Claude says “I don’t have permission to use that tool” Solution:
  1. Go to Settings → Connectors
  2. Find AnySite MCP connector
  3. Enable the specific tool
  4. Change permission to “Allow unsupervised” or “Always ask permission”

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Rate Limiting

Issue: “Rate limit exceeded” errors Solution:
  • Check your AnySite dashboard for API quota
  • Space out requests over time
  • Consider upgrading your AnySite plan

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Invalid URLs

Issue: Tool fails with “Invalid URL” error Solution:
  • Ensure URLs are complete (include https://)
  • Verify the URL is accessible and public
  • Check for typos in the URL

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Incomplete Data

Issue: Some profile fields are missing Solution:
  • This is normal - not all profiles have all fields
  • Ask Claude to note which fields are available
  • Some data may be privacy-protected by the user

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Performance Tips

  1. Group Related Requests: Ask for multiple profiles in one prompt rather than separate conversations
  2. Be Patient: Some tools may take 5-10 seconds to fetch data
  3. Cache Results: Once data is extracted, ask follow-up questions in the same conversation
  4. Use Specific Tools: If you know which tool you need, mention it: “Use the linkedin_user tool to…”
  5. Save Conversations: Bookmark or export conversations with valuable research

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Integration with Your Workflow

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Research Documentation

After Claude extracts data, you can:
  • Copy responses to your notes
  • Ask Claude to format as markdown for documentation
  • Request structured data for spreadsheets
  • Generate reports from multiple sources

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CRM Integration

Use extracted data to populate CRM fields: 
Extract this LinkedIn profile and format it as CRM fields:
- First Name:
- Last Name:
- Title:
- Company:
- Email: [if available]
- Phone: [if available]
- LinkedIn URL:
- Notes: [career highlights]

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Decision Support

Use analysis for hiring, partnerships, investments: 
Based on this profile [URL], should we:
1. Proceed with interview? (Yes/No and why)
2. What role best suits them?
3. What concerns should we address?
4. What's the likelihood they're open to opportunities?

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