LaunchOnIt MCP Server 🚀

Official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for LaunchOnIt — the launch platform for indie hackers and modern software makers.

Connect this server to Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Antigravity, or any MCP-compatible agent to search products, inspect weekly rankings, check launch calendar availability, and draft new product launches.

✨ Features

• 🔍 Real-Time Product Search: Search through hundreds of launched SaaS tools, indie applications, and dev utilities.

• 🏆 Weekly Leaderboards & Winners: Fetch the current live week rankings or historical podium finishers from the Hall of Fame.

• 📅 Launch Calendar Availability: Inspect free launch slots and plans for upcoming cohorts.

• 🤖 AI Product Submissions: Draft a product launch by simply providing a URL. LaunchOnIt automatically crawls metadata, writes a launch draft, and returns a private review link for the maker to edit and publish.

• ⚡ Zero Configuration: Public Streamable HTTP JSON-RPC endpoint. No API keys or account setup required to connect.

Related MCP server: skillsindex-mcp

🚀 Quickstart & Configuration

Option A: Direct Streamable HTTP (Recommended)

Most modern MCP clients support direct HTTP / SSE remote connections without installing local Node packages.

Endpoint URL: https://launchon.it/api/mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

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

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

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

Windsurf (~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json)

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

Option B: Local CLI / Stdio Bridge

For clients that require a local command (stdio transport):

npx -y launchonit-mcp

Claude Desktop (Local Stdio)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "launchonit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "launchonit-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code CLI

claude mcp add launchonit -- npx -y launchonit-mcp

🛠️ Available Tools

🔒 Safety & Privacy

• Non-destructive Drafting: The submit_product tool only creates a private draft. It never publishes a product publicly and never initiates payment. The agent receives a secure URL where the product owner signs in, verifies their details, and chooses when to launch.

• Rate Limits: The public endpoint is protected by intelligent rate limiting (60 requests/minute for queries, 5 drafts/hour per IP).

• Open & Free: All discovery and research tools are 100% free and open to the community.

💡 Example AI Prompts

Once connected, you can ask your AI:

• "Search LaunchOnIt for AI developer tools that launched recently."

• "Who is currently leading this week's launch leaderboard on LaunchOnIt?"

• "Show me the top 3 podium winners from the last 4 weeks on LaunchOnIt."

• "I just built https://mycooltool.com. Can you draft a submission for me on LaunchOnIt?"

🌐 Useful Links

• Platform: https://launchon.it

• MCP Documentation: https://launchon.it/mcp

• Hall of Fame: https://launchon.it/winners

• Well-Known MCP Discovery Card: https://launchon.it/.well-known/mcp.json

📄 License

MIT · LaunchOnIt