PainSpotter MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAINSPOTTER_API_KEY | Yes | Your PainSpotter API key (psk_live_...). Create one at https://painspotter.ai/account. | |
| PAINSPOTTER_API_BASE | No | Base URL for the PainSpotter API (default: https://painspotter.ai). | https://painspotter.ai |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tasks | {
"list": {},
"cancel": {},
"requests": {
"tools": {
"call": {}
},
"prompts": {
"get": {}
},
"resources": {
"read": {}
}
}
} |
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| query_opportunitiesA | Search PainSpotter opportunities: filter by keyword, minimum score, platform and recommendation tier. Results are sorted by overall score, highest first. Args: query: Keyword matched against title + description, e.g. "sleep tracker", "AI writing". Empty = no keyword filter. min_score: Minimum overall score, 0-100. Default 0. platform: Platform filter: reddit / hackernews / producthunt. Empty = all. recommendation: Recommendation tier: Build / Validate / Skip. Empty = all. page_size: Number of results to return, 1-30. Default 10. |
| get_opportunityA | Get the full detail of a specific opportunity: description, score breakdown, MVP features, competitors, differentiation, risks and community evidence count. Args: opportunity_id: Opportunity ID, taken from query_opportunities results. |
| list_blog_postsA | List recent published PainSpotter blog posts — weekly long-form analyses of validated business opportunities (who's hurting, why now, how to build it, plus an indie-hacker checklist). Free; no API key required. Args: limit: Number of posts to return, 1-30. Default 10. |
| get_blog_postA | Get the full Markdown body of one published blog post by its slug. Free; no API key required. Content is an original AI synthesis with no verbatim community quotes. Args: slug: Article slug, taken from list_blog_posts results. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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