mcp-real-time-scout

The Real-Time Scout — the Web & API Connector. Conditions change constantly; this server keeps the Pilot updated on market shifts and competitor moves, piping intelligence into the HUD for course corrections before competitors see the turn coming.

Implements the "Real-Time Scout" server from Vibe Leading The AI — one of the "3 Must-Have MCP Servers".

What it does

• Fetches live web pages from anywhere over HTTP(S).

• Runs web searches (Brave Search API or Tavily) to scan the competitive landscape.

• Parses RSS/Atom feeds with zero dependencies and friendly in-memory caching.

• Tracks competitor mentions across curated or custom feeds.

Related MCP server: The Web MCP

Install

npm install -g mcp-real-time-scout

Or run on demand with npx:

npx mcp-real-time-scout

Client configuration

Add to your MCP client config (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor, or opencode):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "real-time-scout": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-real-time-scout"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

Environment variables

The server never calls a search engine without a key. If these variables are unset, search_web returns an instructive configuration error.

Production notes

• fetch_url rejects non-http(s) URLs and enforces a 15-second timeout so it cannot hang.

• search_web: get a Brave Search API key (free tier) or a Tavily key and set the two env vars before starting the server.

• monitor_feed caches parsed items in an in-memory LRU (max ~200 feeds) with a 5-minute TTL to avoid hammering publishers.

• track_competitor defaults to a curated set of well-known tech-news feeds; pass your own feeds to watch specific sources, and recent_days to bound the time window.

• Runs over stdio via StdioServerTransport, so it drops cleanly into any MCP-compatible client.

License & Attribution

MIT — Copyright (c) 2026 Jean Machuca (see LICENSE).

This server implements concepts from the book Vibe Leading The AI: The Corporate Race Against Machines by Jean Machuca (ISBN 9798252505008, © 2026 Jean Machuca). The book is copyrighted commercial material; this repository does not republish its text. Buy the book at https://vibeleading.org or https://a.co/d/04L5YatK. Author website: jeanmachuca.com · Support on GitHub Sponsors: github.com/sponsors/jeanmachuca. See NOTICE.