scout-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2_API_KEY | No | Semantic Scholar dedicated rate limit | |
| SE_API_KEY | No | StackExchange dedicated rate limit | |
| QIITA_TOKEN | No | Optional, raises Qiita rate limit | |
| XAI_API_KEY | No | xAI API key for X/Twitter search | |
| GITHUB_TOKEN | No | Raises GitHub rate limit | |
| PH_CLIENT_ID | No | Product Hunt API client ID | |
| YOUTUBE_API_KEY | No | YouTube Data API v3 key | |
| PH_CLIENT_SECRET | No | Product Hunt API client secret | |
| REDDIT_CLIENT_ID | No | Reddit API client ID | |
| REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET | No | Reddit API client secret |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| hackernews_searchA | Search Hacker News (stories, comments, polls) via Algolia. Good for developer sentiment, trending tech topics, and community discussions. |
| npm_searchA | Search the npm package registry. Returns package name, version, description, scores (quality/popularity/maintenance), and links. |
| github_searchA | Search GitHub repositories by keyword, topic, or description. Returns stars, forks, language, topics, and license info. |
| github_repo_infoA | Get detailed information about a specific GitHub repository: stars, forks, contributors, releases, license, topics, and more. |
| x_searchA | Search X (Twitter) for posts, discussions, and trends using xAI's Grok API with web search. Requires XAI_API_KEY. Cost: ~$0.05/call (web_search $0.005 × 8-9 calls + tokens). |
| pypi_searchA | Look up Python packages on PyPI by name. Tries multiple name variants (hyphenated, underscored, with py- prefix). For best results, use the exact or approximate package name. Returns version, summary, links, and metadata. |
| producthunt_searchA | Search Product Hunt for products and launches. Tries topic-based lookup first, then falls back to keyword filtering on recent posts. Returns votes, comments, topics, makers, and descriptions. Requires PH_CLIENT_ID/SECRET. |
| scout_reportA | Run a multi-source intelligence report. Searches across 18 sources (HN, GitHub, npm, PyPI, X, Product Hunt, Dev.to, Hashnode, Lobste.rs, StackExchange, ArXiv, Reddit, YouTube, Zenn, Qiita, Semantic Scholar, Lemmy, GitLab) in parallel. Use 'focus' to control source selection: 'balanced' (14 free APIs), 'trending' (HN+X+PH+Dev.to+Lobsters), 'comprehensive' (all 18). Or specify exact sources. X search uses xAI Grok API (~$0.005/call). Reddit requires API keys. YouTube requires API key. |
| bazaar_searchA | Search x402 Bazaar for AI-agent APIs with micropayment access. Queries the CDP Discovery directory of x402-enabled HTTP resources. Returns matching APIs with price, network, and relevance score. |
| devto_searchA | Search Dev.to (Forem) for technical articles and blog posts. Returns title, description, reactions, comments, reading time, and tags. Great for tutorials, how-tos, and developer insights. |
| hashnode_searchA | Search Hashnode for technical blog posts. Uses tag-based lookup with keyword filtering. Returns title, brief, reactions, reading time, and author info. Good for in-depth technical articles. |
| lobsters_searchA | Search Lobste.rs for curated tech news and discussions. A community-driven link aggregator focused on computing, similar to Hacker News but more tightly curated. Returns title, score, comments, tags, and URLs. |
| stackexchange_searchA | Search Stack Overflow and other StackExchange sites for Q&A. Returns questions with score, answer count, views, tags, and accepted answer status. Great for technical problem-solving and community knowledge. |
| arxiv_searchA | Search ArXiv for academic papers and preprints. Returns title, authors, abstract summary, PDF link, and categories. Great for cutting-edge research in CS, ML, physics, and mathematics. |
| reddit_searchA | Search Reddit for posts and discussions using public JSON feeds (no API key required). Returns title, score, comments, subreddit, and content preview. Great for community sentiment, user experiences, and real-world feedback. Rate limit: 10 req/min. |
| youtube_searchA | Search YouTube for videos. Returns title, description, channel name, thumbnail URL, and video URL. Great for tutorials, demos, and educational content. Requires YOUTUBE_API_KEY. |
| zenn_searchB | Search Zenn (Japanese tech blog platform) for technical articles. Uses topic-based lookup with keyword filtering. Returns title, likes, comments, topics, and author info. Best for Japanese tech content. Note: uses unofficial API. |
| qiita_searchB | Search Qiita (Japan's largest developer article platform) for technical articles. Returns title, likes, stocks, comments, tags, and author info. Best for Japanese tech content. Complements Zenn search. |
| semantic_scholar_searchA | Search Semantic Scholar for academic papers across all disciplines (200M+ papers). Returns title, abstract, citations, influential citations, authors, journal, open access PDF link, and fields of study. Superior to ArXiv alone because it covers all fields and includes citation graph data. |
| lemmy_searchA | Search Lemmy (Fediverse Reddit alternative) for posts and discussions. Searches lemmy.world by default (largest instance, 30K+ daily active users). Returns title, score, comments, community, and content. Good for tech community discussions, especially post-Reddit-API communities. |
| gitlab_searchB | Search GitLab.com for public projects (the second largest code hosting platform). Returns name, description, stars, forks, topics, and activity. Covers enterprise OSS and projects not on GitHub. |
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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