StartupHub.ai MCP Server

One URL into your AI client. Your agent gains 30+ tools: email finder + validator, AI-readiness scanner, startup search, investor lookup, profile submit/edit. Free tier, drop-in for ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Or with browser-friendly query-param auth: ?key=sk_live_...

Built for these workflows

Real production patterns from agent builders using the server today.

"Find 10 fintech startups in Paris with 50-200 employees, scan their AI-readiness, find each founder's email." One agent loop chains search_startups → scan_agent_readiness → discover_email.

tools/callPOST /api/v1/mcp
1. search_startups
   { "sector": "Fintech", "country": "France",
     "employees_min": 50, "employees_max": 200 }

2. scan_agent_readiness
   { "url": "https://<company site>" }

3. discover_email
   { "firstName": "...", "lastName": "...",
     "domain": "<company site>" }

One agent loop

Find: search_startups · Score: scan_agent_readiness · Reach: discover_email

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30+ tools across 10 categories

Every endpoint in our REST API exposed as an MCP tool, with descriptions Claude / Cursor can self-discover.

Email

(4)

Find and verify business emails inside any agent workflow.

validate_emaildiscover_emaildiscover_email_by_linkedinenrich_email

Startup data

(8)

Query the 23k-startup database: by sector, country, employee count, status.

search_startupsget_startupget_startup_by_domainget_startup_socialslist_startup_teamget_startup_funding_historyenrich_companyfind_logo

Investors

(3)

Lookup VC, accelerator, and angel profiles by domain or social.

search_investorsget_investor_by_domainget_investor_by_social

People

(3)

Reverse-lookup founders, executives, and investors.

search_peopleget_person_by_emailget_person_by_social

AI-readiness scanner

(1)

Score any URL against 18 AI-agent-readiness standards (robots.txt, llms.txt, MCP card, etc).

scan_agent_readiness

Trends + market intel

(10)

Real-time AI ecosystem snapshot: capital, top sectors, biggest rounds.

get_trendsmatch_companies_by_domainfind_matchesscan_company_technologycheck_domain_ratingcheck_effective_domain_ratingcheck_trust_reputationcheck_site_speedsearch_suggestionsdeep_intelligence

Content

(11)

Turn a video into an article, an article into a video, or a site into a feed.

generate_youtube_articleget_youtube_transcriptscrape_youtube_videosgenerate_article_videoget_article_videosuggest_youtube_clipsrender_youtube_clipget_youtube_clipgenerate_rss_feedhumanize_textgenerate_visual_tldr

Monitor

(3)

Watch a company site and list or stop those watches.

list_monitor_watchescreate_monitor_watchcancel_monitor_watch

Submit + edit

(14)

Create or update startup, investor, person, product, news, funding, exit, research, or patent profiles from your agent.

submit_startupsubmit_investorsubmit_personsubmit_productsubmit_funding_roundsubmit_newssubmit_exit_eventsubmit_researchsubmit_patentsubmit_listupdate_startupupdate_investorupdate_personupdate_product

Account

(2)

Check usage and surface buy-credits flows from inside your agent.

get_my_usagelist_credit_packs

Setup for every major MCP client

Same backend. 15 client configs. Pick yours.

ChatGPT

ChatGPT and Codex. Turn on developer mode, open Plugins, and paste the URL.

MCP server URL
https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp?key=sk_live_...

Claude.ai web

Browser-based Claude. Custom connector with URL.

Connector URL (key as query param)
https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp?key=sk_live_...

Claude Desktop

The reference MCP client for Mac/Windows.

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startuphub": {
      "url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

AI-native code editor.

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startuphub": {
      "url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Codeium's AI IDE.

Settings → MCP servers → Add
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startuphub": {
      "serverUrl": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Anthropic's terminal coding agent.

one command
claude mcp add startuphub --transport http \
  https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..."

OpenAI Codex CLI

OpenAI's open-source coding agent.

~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.startuphub]
url = "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp"
[mcp_servers.startuphub.http_headers]
Authorization = "Bearer sk_live_..."

OpenClaw

Open-source personal agent. Then check it with: openclaw mcp doctor startuphub --probe

one command
openclaw mcp set startuphub '{
  "url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." }
}'

Hermes Agent

Nous Research agent. Run /reload-mcp in a session after saving.

~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  startuphub:
    url: "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp"
    headers:
      Authorization: "Bearer sk_live_..."

Gemini CLI

Google terminal agent. Note httpUrl, not url.

~/.gemini/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startuphub": {
      "httpUrl": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

Agent mode in VS Code. The top-level key is servers.

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "startuphub": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Cline

VS Code agent. MCP Servers, Configure, then paste.

cline_mcp_settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startuphub": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Zed

Zed agent panel. Settings, AI, MCP Servers.

settings.json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "startuphub": {
      "url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

OpenCode

Open-source terminal agent.

opencode.json
{
  "mcp": {
    "startuphub": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp",
      "oauth": false,
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Goose

Block open-source agent. The key goes in the URL.

one command
goose session --with-streamable-http-extension \
  "https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp?key=sk_live_..."

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