ask_demand_discoveryLABSCO SUMMARY
Free tier answers a real question, and the sales path is in the same conversation.
The free market research report is genuinely usable output rather than a teaser, which is unusual — but be clear-eyed that four of the ten tools exist to move you along a purchase, and the assistant will use them. That is fine if you know it going in. The interesting claim is the one worth testing on your own idea: that the paid report returns named individuals already behaving like buyers, which is a different artefact from a market-size estimate.
What it is
A hosted MCP server for Demand Discovery AI, a validation service built on the argument that most founders measure interest rather than demand. It answers validation questions from behavioural signals drawn across 40+ data sources, and runs the whole product journey from inside the conversation — free research report first, paid report and launch programme after.
What you get
- 10 tools in total: six read-only ones covering Q&A, the framework explanation, product details, signal explanation, a comparison of approaches, and an overview of the data-source buckets
- Four action tools that run the journey end to end — the free Market Research report delivered inline in the chat, the paid report's checkout and status, and the 90-day launch kickoff
- A free Market Research Report on any idea, delivered in the conversation with a copy emailed to you
- The paid Demand Discovery Report at $49: a 0–100 Demand Score, a Build / Pivot / Kill verdict, and real ICPs — the names of specific people already behaving as though they want the thing
- Ideal Customer Profile work: who wants the idea and where they are, rather than a persona you wrote
Requirements
Nothing to start: the server is hosted, stateless and free to use with no API key and no signup, at https://mcp.demanddiscovery.ai/api/mcp. npx demand-discovery-install writes the Claude Desktop config for you; Claude Code can install it as a plugin that adds a skill as well as the server, and npx skills add demand-discovery-ai/mcp installs the skill into other coding agents. Paid steps are transacted inside the flow — the report is $49 with Starter, Founder and Studio packs available. The service itself is closed-source; this repository holds the manifest, licence and install guides.
Setup effort
Follow the published steps
USE CASES
Sanity-checking an idea before you build it
Run the free market research report from inside the chat and read what the behavioural signals say, rather than asking a model for its opinion.
Working out who would actually buy
Ask the ICP question — who wants this and where they are — instead of writing a persona and hoping it is real.
Getting a decision rather than a report
Use the paid report for the Demand Score and the Build / Pivot / Kill verdict when you need to stop debating and choose.
Understanding what the signals actually are
Use the read-only tools to have the framework, the signals and the data-source buckets explained before you trust any output built on them.
10 tools
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
get_validation_frameworkget_product_detailsexplain_demand_signalscompare_validation_approachesget_data_source_categoriesstart_demand_reportvalidate_real_demandget_demand_report_statusstart_agentic_launchBEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
10 tools named in the project's documentation.
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
Setup
Claude Desktop: run npx demand-discovery-install — it writes the config for you; restart Claude Desktop and the tools appear
Claude Code (as a plugin): /plugin marketplace add demand-discovery-ai/mcp then /plugin install demand-discovery@demand-discovery-ai
Any other client: add the MCP endpoint https://mcp.demanddiscovery.ai/api/mcp (Streamable HTTP, no key)
Say "I have an idea I would like to run through the Demand Discovery connector." to start
Hosted endpoint
https://mcp.demanddiscovery.ai/api/mcpAdd this hosted endpoint to your MCP client.
MCP Clients
Claude Desktop
npx demand-discovery-installClaude Code
/plugin marketplace add demand-discovery-ai/mcp
/plugin install demand-discovery@demand-discovery-aiCursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"demand-discovery": {
"url": "https://mcp.demanddiscovery.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}Claude.ai
Go to claude.ai and sign in, then click your initials → Settings → Connectors
Click Add custom connector
Name it Demand Discovery, paste https://mcp.demanddiscovery.ai/api/mcp and click Add; leave the Advanced settings fields blank
In a new chat, click +, choose Connectors and toggle Demand Discovery on
ChatGPT
On a paid plan in a desktop browser, click your profile picture → Settings → Plugins (or Apps / Connectors)
Click Create; if it is missing, turn on Developer mode under Advanced settings first
Name: Demand Discovery, Connection: Server URL, Server URL: https://mcp.demanddiscovery.ai/api/mcp, Authentication: None
Tick "I understand and want to continue", then create, and start a chat outside any Project