Your DC Hub handbook.
No jargon. Step by step.

What you get with Pro

Your license unlocks the full platform — no preview limits, no redactions.

01Connect DC Hub to Claude

This lets you talk to all of DC Hub's data the way you'd talk to an analyst — "Find me 50 MW+ sites in Northern Virginia with low water risk" — and get real answers from live data. It's a one-time, ~5-minute setup.

Step 1 · Get your API key

Step 2 · Add DC Hub to Claude Desktop (the easiest path)

Claude Desktop is the free Claude app for Mac & Windows. We'll add DC Hub as a "connector" by pasting one block into its config file.

copy{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dchub": {
      "url": "https://dchub.cloud/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Also works in: Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code

Same idea, same key. Pick your tool:

Claude Code (the terminal tool) — one command:

copyclaude mcp add --transport http dchub https://dchub.cloud/mcp \
  --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Cursor or VS Code — create .cursor/mcp.json (or .vscode/mcp.json):

copy{
  "servers": {
    "dchub": {
      "url": "https://dchub.cloud/mcp",
      "headers": { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Step 3 · Check it worked, then try a prompt

02The Land & Power Map

Your visual command center. Open it at dchub.cloud/land-power-map — it plots 21,500+ distinct facilities plus the power and fiber around them on one interactive map.

03Getting the most from your Pro license

Three workflows that cover most of what Pro users do day to day.

Site selection

Find and de-risk a location end to end:

1. On the map, scan a region for existing clusters (operators go where power is).
2. Ask Claude: "analyze site suitability at <lat>, <lon>" for power, fiber, water, climate, and tax in one shot.
3. Ask: "find alternative sites near <market> with better grid headroom" to widen the search.

Market comparison & ranking

Decide where before which:

1. Ask Claude: "rank the top 10 US data center markets by available power."
2. Drill in: "compare Northern Virginia and Dallas — vacancy, pricing, pipeline, and DCPI verdict."
3. Browse the same data on the Markets pages and per-market DCPI scores.

Deal & grid intelligence

1. Track the money: "list data center M&A transactions in the last 90 days over $500M."
2. Watch the grid: "what's the reserve margin and interconnection queue in PJM and ERCOT?"
3. Stay current: "summarize this week's data center power & capacity news."

04Plans, billing & your account

What each plan costs, how to sign up, how upgrading works, and what to expect afterwards.

Plans & pricing

Start free, upgrade when you need more. Both paid plans include full API and MCP access.

Free account setup

Under a minute, no credit card:

Upgrading to Pro

What should happen after you pay

Using your API key

Beyond Claude, your key works against the REST API directly. Pass it as an X-API-Key header:

copycurl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  https://dchub.cloud/api/v1/search?q=Ashburn

Filter facilities the same way:

copycurl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://dchub.cloud/api/v1/facilities?country=US&limit=10"

Full endpoint reference lives in the API docs.

Tool reference

The 88 tools Claude can use on your behalf. You don't have to memorize these — ask in plain English and Claude picks the right one. The most-used ones are grouped below for when you want to be specific.

FAQ

The questions we actually get asked.

Troubleshooting

Support

Small team, fast replies.