Steve MCP

Steve tracks your competitors. This remote MCP server lets your AI assistant read that data and act on it, with a source and a date on every answer.

Files in this repo

This repo describes and configures the hosted server. It contains no server code.

Related MCP server: Meertrack MCP

Install

Claude (desktop and web)

Needs a paid Claude plan. In the desktop app go to Settings → Connectors. On claude.ai go to Settings → Customize → Connectors. Click Add custom connector, paste the endpoint, leave Client ID and Client Secret empty, then approve in the browser.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http steve https://app.hiresteve.ai/api/agent/mcp

Then sign in from the /mcp menu in Claude Code.

ChatGPT

Open chatgpt.com/plugins, click the plus button, choose Add custom MCP server, enter the endpoint, choose OAuth, and create it. Availability depends on your plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

Add a remote server to .cursor/mcp.json (project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global), then restart Cursor and sign in when asked:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "steve": {
      "url": "https://app.hiresteve.ai/api/agent/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Run MCP: Add Server from the Command Palette, choose HTTP, enter the endpoint and a name (for example steve), pick Global or Workspace, then sign in when asked. No file editing needed.

Tools (47)

Read tools count against 300 requests per hour. Write tools count against 60 per hour. The prepare_* tools save nothing but use the write limit (except prepare_generate_report).

Projects

• list_projects List projects in the connected organization.

• prepare_create_project Draft a project from a company website. Saves nothing.

• create_project Create a project and its own-company entry.

Competitors and social accounts

• list_competitors List tracked competitors.

• prepare_add_competitor Draft competitors from their websites. Saves nothing.

• add_competitor Add confirmed competitors.

• list_tracked_accounts List tracked LinkedIn, X and Instagram accounts.

• set_linkedin_handle Track a LinkedIn account.

• set_x_handle Track an X account.

• set_instagram_handle Track an Instagram account.

Intelligence

• get_news Competitor news, newest first.

• get_reviews Customer reviews for one competitor.

• get_website_changes Dated changes seen on competitor websites.

• get_linkedin_posts LinkedIn posts.

• get_twitter_posts X posts.

• get_instagram_posts Instagram posts.

• get_google_ads Google ads.

• get_meta_ads Meta ads.

Website tracking (needs the Website tracking feature)

• discover_website_pages Crawl a competitor site for trackable pages.

• prepare_track_website_pages Pick pages to watch from a plain-language request.

• track_website_pages Start watching pages.

• list_website_tracking_requests List website trackers.

• get_website_tracking_status Read what changed on tracked pages.

• rerun_website_tracking Run a tracker again now.

Battle cards (needs the Battle cards feature)

• list_battle_cards List battle cards.

• get_battle_card Read a card's saved instructions and state.

• regenerate_battle_card Replace a card's instructions and rebuild it.

• get_battle_card_status Check a rebuild.

• share_battle_card Publish a card to a public link.

• unshare_battle_card Take the public link down.

Competitor discovery

• discover_competitors Sweep for competitors you do not track yet.

• get_discovery_status Check a sweep.

• list_discovered_competitors List what a sweep found.

• dismiss_discovered_competitor Dismiss a suggestion.

Reports

• list_report_templates List report templates.

• prepare_generate_report Check what a report run would do. Saves nothing.

• generate_report Start a report.

• get_report_status Check a report run.

• schedule_report Set how often a report runs.

• share_report Publish a report to a public link.

• unshare_report Take the public link down.

Canvases

• list_canvas_templates List canvas templates.

• generate_canvas Build a competitor canvas (managers only).

• get_canvas_status Check a canvas build.

• get_canvas Read a canvas with its sources.

• share_canvas Publish a canvas to a public link (managers only).

• unshare_canvas Take the public link down.

Good to know

• Answers come from collected data, never from the assistant's memory. Collection takes minutes to hours and refreshes on a schedule.

• Nothing is public unless a share_* tool is called, and assistants are told to ask first.

• Tokens: access lasts 1 hour, renewal 60 days. Revoke any time from Steve's approval page.

Run the docs locally

bun install
bun run dev   # http://localhost:3002

License

MIT. See LICENSE.