CB Insights
Use CB Insights with AI apps and agents through Vercel Connect. Follow a complete setup guide for secure runtime access.
Install the skill
$ npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill vercel-connectConnect to
Use its data in agents(opens in new tab) and apps(opens in new tab)
import { getToken } from '@vercel/connect';const userId = 'user_123';const token = await getToken('cb-insights/acme-cb-insights', {subject: { type: 'user', id: userId },});
Use CB Insights in apps and agents
CB Insights provides private-market and technology market intelligence, including company, investor, financial transaction, relationship, and predictive scoring data.
Read the CB Insights developer docs(opens in new tab)Why use Vercel Connect with CB Insights?
Credentials on demand
Request CB Insights credentials only when your application or agent needs them instead of copying secrets into application code.
Access for the right subject
Request user-authorized CB Insights access so actions follow the identity and permissions of the person using your application.
Centralized credential management
Manage CB Insights credentials in one place and retrieve them through a consistent runtime API.
Vercel-native controls
Bind connections to the projects and environments that need them while Vercel OIDC authenticates each runtime request.
Use CB Insights with your stack
Follow a complete setup for the Connect SDK or a supported agent framework.
Add CB Insights to an existing Vercel application with the Connect SDK.
Install the Connect SDK
npm install @vercel/connectCreate the CB Insights connector
Run these commands from the project that will use the connection.
vercel linkvercel connect create cb-insights --name acme-cb-insightsvercel env pullRequest CB Insights credentials
app/api/route.tsimport { getToken } from '@vercel/connect';const userId = 'user_123';const token = await getToken('cb-insights/acme-cb-insights', {subject: { type: 'user', id: userId },});
