trendforge-mcp

An MCP server for TrendForge — the YouTube gaming opportunity ranking.

Install it once and Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Codex can answer "what should I record?" by querying TrendForge's live ranking directly, without you leaving the chat.

What it exposes

Three read-only tools:

Scores: opportunity = 0.4·Demand + 0.35·Supply + 0.25·Timing, each 0–100, higher is better. See the full methodology.

Related MCP server: IGDB MCP Server

Install

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config):

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

Restart Claude Desktop. You'll see trendforge in the tools list.

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (project) or global MCP settings:

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

Codex (codex CLI)

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.trendforge]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "trendforge-mcp"]

Configuration

Example with a custom host:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trendforge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "trendforge-mcp"],
      "env": { "TRENDFORGE_HOST": "https://staging.example" }
    }
  }
}

Try it

Once connected, ask your assistant things like:

• "What are the top 10 YouTube gaming opportunities right now for a small channel?"

• "Give me video ideas for Palworld."

• "Check whether a Hades 2 beginner guide is worth making — I have under 1K subs."

Local development

npm install
npm run build
node bin/trendforge-mcp.js   # speaks MCP over stdio

Notes

• All data is read-only and computed from public Steam, YouTube Data API, and Google Trends signals.

• check_topic hits the YouTube API and is rate-limited server-side, same as the free web checker.

• Not affiliated with Valve, Google, or YouTube.