import { z } from "zod";
import axios from "axios";
import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
import { API_CONFIG } from "./config.js";
import { ExaSearchRequest, ExaSearchResponse } from "../types.js";
import { createRequestLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
export function registerCompetitorFinderTool(server: McpServer, config?: { exaApiKey?: string }): void {
server.tool(
"competitor_finder_exa",
"Find competitors for a business using Exa AI - identifies similar companies, competitive landscape analysis, and market positioning. Helps discover direct and indirect competitors in any industry.",
{
companyName: z.string().describe("Name of the company to find competitors for"),
industry: z.string().optional().describe("Industry sector (optional, helps narrow search)"),
numResults: z.number().optional().describe("Number of competitors to find (default: 5)")
},
async ({ companyName, industry, numResults }) => {
const requestId = `competitor_finder_exa-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 7)}`;
const logger = createRequestLogger(requestId, 'competitor_finder_exa');
logger.start(`${companyName} ${industry ? `in ${industry}` : ''}`);
try {
// Create a fresh axios instance for each request
const axiosInstance = axios.create({
baseURL: API_CONFIG.BASE_URL,
headers: {
'accept': 'application/json',
'content-type': 'application/json',
'x-api-key': config?.exaApiKey || process.env.EXA_API_KEY || ''
},
timeout: 25000
});
const searchQuery = industry
? `${companyName} competitors similar companies ${industry} industry competitive landscape`
: `${companyName} competitors similar companies competitive landscape market`;
const searchRequest: ExaSearchRequest = {
query: searchQuery,
type: "neural",
numResults: numResults || API_CONFIG.DEFAULT_NUM_RESULTS,
contents: {
text: {
maxCharacters: API_CONFIG.DEFAULT_MAX_CHARACTERS
},
livecrawl: 'preferred'
}
};
logger.log("Sending request to Exa API for competitor analysis");
const response = await axiosInstance.post<ExaSearchResponse>(
API_CONFIG.ENDPOINTS.SEARCH,
searchRequest,
{ timeout: 25000 }
);
logger.log("Received response from Exa API");
if (!response.data || !response.data.results) {
logger.log("Warning: Empty or invalid response from Exa API");
return {
content: [{
type: "text" as const,
text: "No competitor information found. Please try a different company name or industry."
}]
};
}
logger.log(`Found ${response.data.results.length} competitor analysis results`);
const result = {
content: [{
type: "text" as const,
text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)
}]
};
logger.complete();
return result;
} catch (error) {
logger.error(error);
if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
// Handle Axios errors specifically
const statusCode = error.response?.status || 'unknown';
const errorMessage = error.response?.data?.message || error.message;
logger.log(`Axios error (${statusCode}): ${errorMessage}`);
return {
content: [{
type: "text" as const,
text: `Competitor finder error (${statusCode}): ${errorMessage}`
}],
isError: true,
};
}
// Handle generic errors
return {
content: [{
type: "text" as const,
text: `Competitor finder error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
}],
isError: true,
};
}
}
);
}