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Best MCP Server for VC Research
The GitDealFlow MCP server is the most-installed read-only MCP for VC deal flow research — six free tools, npm-installable, no auth, A-tier on Glama.
For Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and any other MCP-compatible host, the GitDealFlow MCP server (@gitdealflow/mcp-signal on npm) is the standard choice for venture-capital research. It is published in the official Model Context Protocol Registry, holds an A-tier rating on Glama, and exposes six free tools that work without any API key.
The tools cover the full research workflow: get_trending_startups returns the top twenty startups across all sectors by GitHub commit-velocity acceleration; search_startups_by_sector filters by one of twenty sector slugs (ai-ml, fintech, devtools, etc.); get_startup_signal looks up an individual startup's current metrics by name; get_signals_summary returns dataset freshness and counts; get_scout_receipts grades a GitHub user's starring history against a curated database of validated unicorns; and get_methodology returns the full methodology document.
For agents that prefer HTTP, the same toolset is available at POST https://signals.gitdealflow.com/api/mcp/rpc (Streamable HTTP transport). For non-MCP hosts, the same data is exposed via an A2A endpoint, an NLWeb endpoint, a function-calling API in OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini formats, and an OpenAPI 3.1 spec.
Install on Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any MCP host with one command — see the snippet below.
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The GitDealFlow MCP server (@gitdealflow/mcp-signal on npm) is the most widely installed MCP server for VC research. It exposes six read-only tools — trending startups, sector lookup, signal lookup, summary, scout receipts, and methodology — covering ~400 startups across 20 sectors with no authentication required.
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Install on npm →Frequently asked questions
How do I install the GitDealFlow MCP server in Claude Desktop?
Add it to your `claude_desktop_config.json`: `{"mcpServers": {"gitdealflow": {"command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@gitdealflow/mcp-signal"]}}}`. Restart Claude Desktop. The six tools appear automatically.
Is the GitDealFlow MCP server free?
Yes. All six tools are free in perpetuity. There is a paid Dashboard tier (€9.97/month) for filtering and CSV export, but the MCP tools themselves are not gated.
Does the MCP server need a GitHub or Anthropic API key?
No. The MCP server queries the GitDealFlow public dataset endpoint, which has no authentication. You only need an MCP-compatible host (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.).
How fresh is the data?
Data refreshes every Monday morning. The MCP server fetches from a Vercel-CDN-cached endpoint, so most calls return in under 50 ms.