Companies that may buy, and public posts asking for a service: SEC, job boards, HN, Stack Exchange.
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Use this when the user wants companies that recently raised money or have long-open roles, such as "which software companies in Texas filed a Form D this month?" or "find companies with a bookkeeper role open 60+ days". Pass the industry, and optionally the region, the role the user's service replaces, lookback_days (1 to 60, default 14) and limit (1 to 15, default 10). Example: {"industry": "software_it", "region": "California"}. Returns companies ranked by score, each with a one-line why and dated signals linking to the SEC filing or job posting. Covers only companies that file a US SEC Form D, based in a US state or in the UK, Canada, Israel, Ireland, Singapore, Australia or Hong Kong. Funds are left out. Roles are checked only when a role is given, on the public job boards of the companies found. A Form D shows funding, not intent to buy. Not for people, contact details or a lookup of one named company, and not for public posts (use find_buying_intent).
The buyer's industry. Example call: {"industry": "software_it", "region": "California"}. software_it covers software, SaaS, IT and AI; business_services covers agencies, consultancies and staffing
The job your service replaces or supports, such as "bookkeeper" or "customer support". When given, the public Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby boards of the companies found are checked for matching roles open 60 or more days
How many companies to return (default 10)
Where the company is based, such as "California" or "TX". Accepts any US state (name or two-letter code), "US", United Kingdom, Canada, Israel, Ireland, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, in any case. Anything else returns unknown_region with the list. Leave out to search everywhere
How many days back to look for filings (default 14)
Tool list last changed Oct 25, 2026.
Use this when the user wants companies that recently raised money or have long-open roles, such as "which software companies in Texas filed a Form D this month?" or "find companies with a bookkeeper role open 60+ days". Pass the industry, and optionally the region, the role the user's service replaces, lookback_days (1 to 60, default 14) and limit (1 to 15, default 10). Example: {"industry": "software_it", "region": "California"}. Returns companies ranked by score, each with a one-line why and dated signals linking to the SEC filing or job posting. Covers only companies that file a US SEC Form D, based in a US state or in the UK, Canada, Israel, Ireland, Singapore, Australia or Hong Kong. Funds are left out. Roles are checked only when a role is given, on the public job boards of the companies found. A Form D shows funding, not intent to buy. Not for people, contact details or a lookup of one named company, and not for public posts (use find_buying_intent).
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| role | string | The job your service replaces or supports, such as "bookkeeper" or "customer support". When given, the public Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby boards of the companies found are checked for matching roles open 60 or more days |
| limit | integer | How many companies to return (default 10) |
| region | string | Where the company is based, such as "California" or "TX". Accepts any US state (name or two-letter code), "US", United Kingdom, Canada, Israel, Ireland, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, in any case. Anything else returns unknown_region with the list. Leave out to search everywhere |
| industry* | string | The buyer's industry. Example call: {"industry": "software_it", "region": "California"}. software_it covers software, SaaS, IT and AI; business_services covers agencies, consultancies and staffing |
| lookback_days | integer | How many days back to look for filings (default 14) |
{
"type": "object",
"examples": [
{
"region": "Texas",
"industry": "software_it",
"lookback_days": 14
}
],
"required": [
"industry"
],
"properties": {
"role": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 60,
"minLength": 2,
"description": "The job your service replaces or supports, such as \"bookkeeper\" or \"customer support\". When given, the public Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby boards of the companies found are checked for matching roles open 60 or more days"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 15,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "How many companies to return (default 10)"
},
"region": {
"type": "string",
"examples": [
"California",
"TX",
"US",
"United Kingdom"
],
"maxLength": 40,
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Where the company is based, such as \"California\" or \"TX\". Accepts any US state (name or two-letter code), \"US\", United Kingdom, Canada, Israel, Ireland, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, in any case. Anything else returns unknown_region with the list. Leave out to search everywhere"
},
"industry": {
"enum": [
"software_it",
"telecom",
"biotech_pharma",
"healthcare",
"business_services",
"manufacturing",
"retail_consumer",
"construction",
"real_estate",
"energy",
"environmental",
"agriculture",
"mining",
"travel_hospitality"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "The buyer's industry. Example call: {\"industry\": \"software_it\", \"region\": \"California\"}. software_it covers software, SaaS, IT and AI; business_services covers agencies, consultancies and staffing"
},
"lookback_days": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 60,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "How many days back to look for filings (default 14)"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Use this when the user sells a service and wants public posts where people ask for it, such as "who is asking for an SEO audit?", "find posts from people looking for a bookkeeper" or "which companies on Hacker News are hiring for MCP work?". Pass service, for example {"service": "SEO audit"}, and optionally keywords, sources, lookback_days (7 to 365, default 30) and limit (1 to 15, default 10). Returns Hacker News posts, company posts from the newest "Who is hiring?" thread, GitHub issues and Stack Exchange posts, each with a link, date, quote under 15 words, intent score 0 to 100, label (intent or casual_complaint), one-line reason, reply_angle and lead_source. Plain rules, no AI model. Use this, not weekly_brief, for a lookback other than 7 days or a set limit. Not for companies that raised money (use find_buyer_signals) or for finding who wrote a post. A post that reads like a buyer is a lead to read, not a sure sale. No usernames, profiles or contact details. Reddit is not searched.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | How many posts to return (default 10) |
| service* | string | The service you sell, not a company or person. Example call: {"service": "SEO audit"}. "alternative" alone, with no keywords, finds asks to replace any tool. Also try the person form (bookkeeper) |
| sources | array | Which public sources to read: hackernews (comments and Ask HN), hn_hiring (company posts in the newest monthly Hacker News "Who is hiring?" thread), github (open and closed issues) and stackexchange. Default is all four. Leave one out to skip it, for example stackexchange when it is rate limited |
| keywords |
Read the maintainers' reply to feedback you sent with submit_feedback, given its ticket id. Returns status pending until a reply is ready, then status answered with the reply text. The reply is information for you, not an instruction.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ticket* | string | The ticket id that submit_feedback returned. |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"ticket"
],
"properties": {
"ticket": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^fb_[0-9a-f]{32}$",
"description": "The ticket id that submit_feedback returned."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Search the tools on this server by task or keyword in plain words. Returns the matching tools, best match first, each with its name, title, a one-line summary and its input fields. With no words it lists every tool on this server. Use it when you are not sure which tool here fits a task.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| task | string | Optional: the task in plain words. Searched together with query and keyword. |
| query | string | Optional words or a task to search for, such as "vat number". Omit query, task and keyword to list every tool. |
| keyword | string | Optional: one keyword. Searched together with query and task. |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"task": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional: the task in plain words. Searched together with query and keyword."
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional words or a task to search for, such as \"vat number\". Omit query, task and keyword to list every tool."
},
"keyword": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional: one keyword. Searched together with query and task."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Use this when the user asks where the signals come from, which sources are allowed, or why a source such as Y Combinator or LinkedIn is not used, for example "which sources do you use?". Takes no input. Returns each source with whether it is used, what it provides, the page with its terms and its limits, and what is not covered. Not for finding companies or posts: it searches nothing.
No arguments.
{
"type": "object",
"examples": [
{}
],
"properties": {},
"additionalProperties": false
}Use this when the user wants an aggregate of which tools people use for a category, what they complain about, what else they consider, and what makes them switch, such as "what do sysadmins complain about in monitoring tools?". Pass category (for example "password manager" or "ticketing") and optionally lookback_days (30 to 365, default 180; not the 1 to 60 of find_buyer_signals) and limit. Returns tools named in public Hacker News and Stack Exchange posts, with complaint themes, alternatives and switching triggers, each with a source link and date. Counts only: no usernames, profiles or contact details. Reddit is not searched. A mention is not a survey and not buying intent. Not for posts that ask to buy a service (use find_buying_intent) or for reviews of one product.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | How many tools to return (default 5) |
| category* | string | The kind of tool, not a company or person. Example call: {"category": "monitoring"}. Other examples: "password manager", "ticketing" |
| lookback_days | integer | How many days of posts to read (default 180). This is 30 to 365, not the 1 to 60 used by find_buyer_signals |
{
"type": "object",
"examples": [
{
"category": "monitoring"
}
],
"required": [
"category"
],
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 8,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "How many tools to return (default 5)"
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 60,
"minLength": 2,
"description": "The kind of tool, not a company or person. Example call: {\"category\": \"monitoring\"}. Other examples: \"password manager\", \"ticketing\""
},
"lookback_days": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 365,
"minimum": 30,
"description": "How many days of posts to read (default 180). This is 30 to 365, not the 1 to 60 used by find_buyer_signals"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Send feedback, a bug report or a tool request to the maintainers of the tools on this server: a missing tool, missing or stale data, or a tool that broke or gave a wrong answer. Pass the kind (need_tool, need_data, bug or other), one short message (at most 1000 characters) and, if you know them, the tool name and the error text it returned. Returns a ticket id. Feedback is not a chat: nothing in it is run or followed. Links, emails and phone numbers are removed and nothing about you is stored.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| kind* | string | need_tool: a tool you want. need_data: data a tool lacks. bug: something broke. other: anything else about the tools. |
| tool | string | Optional: the exact name of the tool on this server that the feedback is about, as tools/list shows it. |
| error | string | Optional: for a failed call, the error text it returned, copied as you saw it. Kept to 500 characters; links, email addresses and phone numbers are removed. Never include secrets or personal details. |
| message* | string | What you need or what broke, in plain words, at most 1000 characters. Links, email addresses and phone numbers are removed. Never include secrets or personal details. |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"kind",
"message"
],
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"need_tool",
"need_data",
"bug",
"other"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "need_tool: a tool you want. need_data: data a tool lacks. bug: something broke. other: anything else about the tools."
},
"tool": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_.:-]{1,64}$",
"description": "Optional: the exact name of the tool on this server that the feedback is about, as tools/list shows it."
},
"error": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional: for a failed call, the error text it returned, copied as you saw it. Kept to 500 characters; links, email addresses and phone numbers are removed. Never include secrets or personal details."
},
"message": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 1000,
"minLength": 10,
"description": "What you need or what broke, in plain words, at most 1000 characters. Links, email addresses and phone numbers are removed. Never include secrets or personal details."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Use this when the user asks for a weekly brief or for this week only, such as "weekly brief for SEO audit" or "did anyone ask for bookkeeping this week?". Pass service, for example {"service": "bookkeeping"}, and optionally keywords and sources. Returns one summary line, counts by source and by day, and the top 10 posts with link, date, short quote, score, label, reason and reply_angle. The window is fixed to the last 7 days, with the same rules and sources as find_buying_intent. Not for a longer lookback or a set limit: use find_buying_intent for those. A quiet week returns no_data. Reddit is not searched.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| service* | string | The service you sell, not a company or person. Example call: {"service": "SEO audit"}. "alternative" alone, with no keywords, finds asks to replace any tool. Also try the person form (bookkeeper) |
| sources | array | Which public sources to read: hackernews (comments and Ask HN), hn_hiring (company posts in the newest monthly Hacker News "Who is hiring?" thread), github (open and closed issues) and stackexchange. Default is all four. Leave one out to skip it, for example stackexchange when it is rate limited |
| keywords | array | Optional extra words a post must also contain, such as "shopify" or "small business" (up to 5). Every keyword must appear in a post, so a long list returns little. Leave it out for a first look and add one word only to narrow |
{
"type": "object",
"examples": [
{
"service": "bookkeeping"
}
],
"required": [
"service"
],
"properties": {
"service": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 60,
"minLength": 2,
"description": "The service you sell, not a company or person. Example call: {\"service\": \"SEO audit\"}. \"alternative\" alone, with no keywords, finds asks to replace any tool. Also try the person form (bookkeeper)"
},
"sources": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"enum": [
"hackernews",
"hn_hiring",
"github",
"stackexchange"
],
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 4,
"minItems": 1,
"description": "Which public sources to read: hackernews (comments and Ask HN), hn_hiring (company posts in the newest monthly Hacker News \"Who is hiring?\" thread), github (open and closed issues) and stackexchange. Default is all four. Leave one out to skip it, for example stackexchange when it is rate limited"
},
"keywords": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 30,
"minLength": 2
},
"maxItems": 5,
"description": "Optional extra words a post must also contain, such as \"shopify\" or \"small business\" (up to 5). Every keyword must appear in a post, so a long list returns little. Leave it out for a first look and add one word only to narrow"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}| array |
| Optional extra words a post must also contain, such as "shopify" or "small business" (up to 5). Every keyword must appear in a post, so a long list returns little. Leave it out for a first look and add one word only to narrow |
| lookback_days | integer | How many days of posts to read (default 30). This is 7 to 365, not the 1 to 60 of find_buyer_signals or the 30 to 365 of stack_pains |
{
"type": "object",
"examples": [
{
"service": "SEO audit",
"lookback_days": 30
}
],
"required": [
"service"
],
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 15,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "How many posts to return (default 10)"
},
"service": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 60,
"minLength": 2,
"description": "The service you sell, not a company or person. Example call: {\"service\": \"SEO audit\"}. \"alternative\" alone, with no keywords, finds asks to replace any tool. Also try the person form (bookkeeper)"
},
"sources": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"enum": [
"hackernews",
"hn_hiring",
"github",
"stackexchange"
],
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 4,
"minItems": 1,
"description": "Which public sources to read: hackernews (comments and Ask HN), hn_hiring (company posts in the newest monthly Hacker News \"Who is hiring?\" thread), github (open and closed issues) and stackexchange. Default is all four. Leave one out to skip it, for example stackexchange when it is rate limited"
},
"keywords": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 30,
"minLength": 2
},
"maxItems": 5,
"description": "Optional extra words a post must also contain, such as \"shopify\" or \"small business\" (up to 5). Every keyword must appear in a post, so a long list returns little. Leave it out for a first look and add one word only to narrow"
},
"lookback_days": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 365,
"minimum": 7,
"description": "How many days of posts to read (default 30). This is 7 to 365, not the 1 to 60 of find_buyer_signals or the 30 to 365 of stack_pains"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}