```yaml
title: "MCP Server for AI Agents"
canonical: "https://launchon.it/mcp"
```

Official MCP server

# MCP Server for AI Agents

Search launched products, weekly leaderboards and open launch slots, or draft a launch for founder review. Works from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. No API key, no install.

Connect your agent[GitHub](https://github.com/LaunchOnIt/launchonit-mcp)

`launchon.it/api/mcp`

Public tools

6

Typed JSON-RPC tools

API key

None

Anonymous reading and drafting

Access

Read + Draft

No silent publishes or charges

Transport

HTTP

Streamable, stateless JSON-RPC 2.0

## Add LaunchOnIt to your AI client

Nothing to install or build. Paste the remote endpoint into your tool and you're connected.

Claude Code

Run once in your project terminalterminal

```
claude mcp add --transport http launchonit https://launchon.it/api/mcp
```

Claude Desktop & Web

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connectorconnector URL

```
https://launchon.it/api/mcp
```

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.jsonmcp.json

```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "launchonit": {
      "url": "https://launchon.it/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

VS Code

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in workspace.vscode/mcp.json

```
{
  "servers": {
    "launchonit": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://launchon.it/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

## 6 tools, zero authentication

Five read-only tools and one that drafts. The schemas and limits below match tools/list exactly.

search\_products

Read only

Keyword search across every product that has launched on LaunchOnIt. Matches name, tagline and description, ordered strictly by community upvotes. Paid launch tiers determine scheduling timing only and do not affect search ranking.

Args`query (required) · limit 1-25 (default 10)`

get\_weekly\_leaderboard

Read only

Ranked products for one ISO week, ordered strictly by community upvotes. Paid launch tiers determine scheduling timing only and do not affect leaderboard rankings. Defaults to the live week, which closes Sunday 23:59 UTC.

Args`week YYYY-Www (optional) · limit 1-50 (default 20)`

get\_product

Read only

Full public listing for one product: tagline, description, who it's for, the problem it solves, pricing, tech stack, links and upvotes.

Args`slug (required)`

get\_winners

Read only

Top 3 podium finishers from recent weeks, newest week first. These are the Hall of Fame entries on /winners.

Args`weeks 1-26 (default 4)`

get\_launch\_calendar

Read only

Free launch slots left in the live week and the weeks after it, plus the launch plans and prices. Use it to tell a maker when they would launch.

Args`weeks 1-12 (default 4)`

submit\_product

Drafts only

Starts a launch for a product URL. LaunchOnIt reads the site, drafts the listing (name, tagline, description, story, pricing, categories) and returns a private review link. The maker opens the link, signs in, edits and publishes. Nothing goes live and nothing is charged from this call.

Args`url (required) · title · tagline · description · pricing_type (optional overrides)`

## How submit\_product works

Your agent writes the copy. You keep the publish button and the card.

From chat to a launch draft

1.  1
    
    ### You ask your agent
    
    "Launch my product https://example.com on LaunchOnIt." Your agent calls submit\_product with the URL.
    
2.  2
    
    ### LaunchOnIt drafts it
    
    LaunchOnIt reads your website, extracts copy, and drafts the name, tagline, description, story, pricing, and category tags.
    
3.  3
    
    ### You review and publish
    
    The agent hands you a private review link. Sign in to your dashboard, fine-tune the story, pick a plan, and publish when ready.
    

**An agent can never publish, pay or pick a launch week for you.** Drafts stay private behind 192-bit review tokens and expire after 7 days if nobody claims them.

## Where to connect

Point your MCP client at the HTTP transport. The discovery files let crawlers find the tools on their own.

Endpoints

[MCP Transport POST JSON-RPC 2.0 messages. GET returns discovery info. /api/mcp](https://launchon.it/api/mcp)

[MCP Discovery Streamable HTTP manifest describing tool capabilities. /.well-known/mcp.json](https://launchon.it/.well-known/mcp.json)

[Server Card Single-file machine manifest with full schemas and transport metadata. /.well-known/mcp/server-card.json](https://launchon.it/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json)

## JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP

Stateless request and response. Post one JSON-RPC message (or a batch) and get plain JSON back.

initialize

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "initialize",
  "params": {
    "protocolVersion": "2025-06-18",
    "capabilities": {},
    "clientInfo": {
      "name": "my-assistant",
      "version": "1.0.0"
    }
  }
}
```

tools/call: search\_products

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_products",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "ai analytics",
      "limit": 5
    }
  }
}
```

cURL

```
curl -s https://launchon.it/api/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_launch_calendar","arguments":{"weeks":4}}}'
```

## Other AI and developer surfaces

MCP is one way in. Use the lightest one that answers your question.

Agent surfaces

[GitHub Repository Open-source MCP server implementation, CLI, and schemas](https://github.com/LaunchOnIt/launchonit-mcp)

[llms.txt Compact site map and docs index for AI agents](https://launchon.it/llms.txt)

[llms-full.txt Complete text of all live products, articles, and guidelines](https://launchon.it/llms-full.txt)

[ai.txt Machine-readable permissions for AI crawlers](https://launchon.it/ai.txt)

[Markdown Twins Clean markdown for any product: /products/{slug}.md](https://launchon.it/products.md)

[RSS Feed Live feed of newly launched indie startups](https://launchon.it/feed.xml)

## Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key?

No. Every tool works without an API key. Data queries are completely anonymous, and submit\_product creates a private draft that you claim via magic link or OAuth in your dashboard, so no account credentials ever touch your agent.

Can an agent publish or pay for a launch?

No. submit\_product only creates a private draft and returns a claim link. Picking a plan, choosing a launch week, and payment all happen securely in your browser once signed in. Unclaimed drafts remain completely private and expire in 7 days.

Should my agent scrape HTML instead?

Please don't. The MCP endpoint returns structured, typed JSON, and every public listing has a lightweight markdown twin at /products/{slug}.md. Both methods are significantly faster, use less bandwidth, and never break from DOM changes.

What rate limits are enforced?

60 requests per minute per IP for general queries, and 5 submit\_product draft creations per hour. This is ample headroom for regular developer workflows and automated assistant tasks.

What tools should an agent call first?

Start by reading /llms.txt or calling get\_launch\_calendar to see which launch weeks still have open slots. Use search\_products and get\_product to research competitors, or submit\_product to draft a launch for review.

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Prefer citing https://launchon.it/mcp.