Quick Start

Get up and running with Reach in three steps.

1. Install the CLI

macOS (Apple Silicon)
macOS (Intel)
Linux (x86_64)
Linux (ARM64)
Windows

curl -sL https://github.com/gbgplc/lqt/releases/latest/download/lqt_darwin_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv lqt /usr/local/bin/

curl -sL https://github.com/gbgplc/lqt/releases/latest/download/lqt_darwin_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv lqt /usr/local/bin/

curl -sL https://github.com/gbgplc/lqt/releases/latest/download/lqt_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv lqt /usr/local/bin/

curl -sL https://github.com/gbgplc/lqt/releases/latest/download/lqt_linux_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv lqt /usr/local/bin/

Download lqt_windows_amd64.zip from the latest release, extract lqt.exe, and add it to your PATH.

Verify the installation:

lqt version

2. Set your API key

macOS / Linux
Windows (PowerShell)

export LOQATE_API_KEY=your-key-here

$env:LOQATE_API_KEY="your-key-here"

Don’t have an API key? Create one — Loqate offers a free trial with 45 days of access.

3. Verify an address

lqt verify -a "125 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110, US" -o json

You’ll get a structured response with a confidence score and recommendation:

{
  "address": {
    "confidence": 0.97,
    "recommendation": "accept",
    "avc": "V44-I44-P6-100",
    "verification_status": "V",
    "match_level": "premise"
  },
  "overall": {
    "recommendation": "accept",
    "confidence": 0.97
  },
  "policy": "standard"
}

Next steps

Verify email and phone

Combine address, email, and phone verification in a single command.

Set up MCP

Connect Reach to Claude, Cursor, or VS Code as an MCP server.

Choose a policy

Pick from built-in policies or create a custom one for your use case.

Batch processing

Verify CSV files of contact data in bulk.

Getting Started

Reach CLI

MCP Server

IBM watsonx Orchestrate

Reference

1. Install the CLI

2. Set your API key

3. Verify an address

Next steps

Verify email and phone

Set up MCP

Choose a policy

Batch processing

​1. Install the CLI

​2. Set your API key

​3. Verify an address

​Next steps

Verify email and phone

Set up MCP

Choose a policy

Batch processing

1. Install the CLI

2. Set your API key

3. Verify an address

Next steps