Painspotter MCP
Startup and product opportunities mined from Reddit, Hacker News, Product Hunt and Stack Exchange: pain points, trending themes and commercial scores.
Install
The installation steps are in the documentation below. Documentation
Documentation
From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.
PainSpotter MCP Server
Query PainSpotter business opportunities and weekly blog analyses directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.
PainSpotter mines Reddit, Hacker News and Product Hunt discussions and uses LLMs to surface validated business opportunities, organized in three layers: Category (domain) → Theme (a clustered pain point with trend signal) → Opportunity (a concrete product idea with commercial scores). The Blog publishes weekly long-form analyses of selected opportunities (free to read, built for AI citation).
Two ways to connect
Remote (recommended — zero install)
Point your client at the hosted endpoint and pass your API key as a header. Create a key at https://painspotter.ai/account.
Claude / Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json or Claude connectors):
{
"mcpServers": {
"painspotter": {
"url": "https://painspotter.ai/mcp/",
"headers": { "X-API-Key": "psk_live_your_key" }
}
}
}Local (stdio fallback)
The local stdio package talks to the public REST API. It exposes opportunity search plus free blog tools (no key needed for blog). For the full 7-tool hosted set (overview, trending themes, theme detail), use the remote endpoint above.
pip install painspotter-mcp # or: uvx painspotter-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"painspotter": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["painspotter-mcp"],
"env": {
"PAINSPOTTER_API_KEY": "psk_live_your_key",
"PAINSPOTTER_API_BASE": "https://painspotter.ai"
}
}
}
}Tools & tiering
Hosted endpoint (https://painspotter.ai/mcp/) — 7 tools
| Tool | Tier | Quota cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
get_overview | Free | 1 | Categories overview + trending snapshot |
get_opportunity | Free | 1 | Full detail of one opportunity (+ related blog URL if any) |
list_blog_posts | Free | 0 | Recent published weekly analyses |
get_blog_post | Free | 0 | Full Markdown of one blog article |
query_opportunities | Pro | 2 | Filter by keyword / score / platform / recommendation / category |
list_trending_themes | Pro | 2 | Pain points trending up right now |
get_theme | Pro | 4 | Theme-level market signal + underlying opportunities |
Local stdio package — 4 tools
| Tool | Key required | Description |
|---|---|---|
query_opportunities | Yes | Filter opportunities (Pro-equivalent search via v1 API) |
get_opportunity | Yes | Full opportunity detail |
list_blog_posts | No | Recent published blog posts |
get_blog_post | No | Full Markdown of one article |
Free keys can call the free hosted tools; Pro and Business keys unlock everything. Blog tools (list_blog_posts, get_blog_post) never consume quota on the hosted endpoint. Other calls deduct from the key's monthly allowance (Free 20 / Pro 1000 / Business 5000 units). Upgrade at https://painspotter.ai/pricing.
License
MIT — see LICENSE.
Frequently asked questions
What is Painspotter MCP?
Startup and product opportunities mined from Reddit, Hacker News, Product Hunt and Stack Exchange: pain points, trending themes and commercial scores.
How do I install Painspotter MCP?
Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.
Is Painspotter MCP open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
Who maintains Painspotter MCP?
It is published by archoor. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
From the community awesome-mcp-servers lists and the project's GitHub repository. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.