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title: MCP server | Smol Launch
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MCP

# Connect your AI assistant to Smol Launch

Find launch directories, search launched products, and prepare a launch from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI tools. No key or account needed.

```
https://smollaunch.com/mcp
```

**Transport:** Streamable HTTP

**Auth:** None

**Tools:** 7

## What it does

- Find where to launch.
- Research products launched on Smol Launch.
- Prepare a launch that you finish in the browser.

## Install
[Claude Code](#claude-code)[Codex](#codex)[Cursor](#cursor)[VS Code](#vs-code)[Gemini CLI](#gemini-cli)[Claude](#claude)[ChatGPT](#chatgpt)[Other clients](#other-clients)
### Claude Code

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user smollaunch https://smollaunch.com/mcp
```

Run `/mcp` to see the server.

### Codex

```
codex mcp add smollaunch --url https://smollaunch.com/mcp
```

Alternative: add this to `~/.codex/config.toml`:

```
[mcp_servers.smollaunch]
url = "https://smollaunch.com/mcp"
```

### Cursor

Add this to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`:

```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smollaunch": {
      "url": "https://smollaunch.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

Add this to `.vscode/mcp.json`:

```
{
  "servers": {
    "smollaunch": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://smollaunch.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

```
gemini mcp add --transport http --scope user smollaunch https://smollaunch.com/mcp
```

### Claude

1. Open Settings in Claude, then select Connectors.
2. Select Add custom connector.
3. Enter this URL: 

```
https://smollaunch.com/mcp/claude
```

The Claude connector has the two discovery tools with interactive results. The steps can differ by Claude plan and app.

### ChatGPT

1. Open Apps in ChatGPT.
2. Search for Smol Launch.
3. Select the app, then select Connect.

The ChatGPT app has the two discovery tools with interactive results. The steps can differ by ChatGPT plan.

### Other clients

```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smollaunch": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://smollaunch.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Use any client that supports remote MCP servers over Streamable HTTP.

## Public tools

### Get launch info
`get_launch_info`

Read-only

Explains how to launch on Smol Launch: the open week, the two ways to submit, the free launch rules, and the Premium price.

**Try:** How do I launch my product on Smol Launch?

### List launch directories
`list_launch_directories`

Read-only

Lists the launch directories that Smol Launch tracks, ranked by measured domain authority. Each row says how its authority, cost, and link type were checked.

**Try:** List launch directories that give a dofollow link.

### Find launch directories
`find_launch_opportunities`

Read-only

Finds the launch directories that fit your product category, with fit, cost, link type, requirements, and the source of each fact.

**Try:** Where should I launch my AI writing tool?

### Find launched products
`find_launched_products`

Read-only

Searches approved public products launched on Smol Launch by words, category, or launch week.

**Try:** Show me scheduling tools launched on Smol Launch this week.

### Get the Smol Launch badge
`get_badge_snippet`

Read-only

Gives the HTML and Markdown code for the Smol Launch badge, in a light or a dark theme. A product with the badge on its website can launch free as Free Verified.

**Try:** Give me the dark Smol Launch badge as Markdown.

### Check launch readiness
`check_launch_readiness`

Read-only

Checks a product website before a launch: whether a listing already uses it, the next open week for each free launch type, and the free launch requirements. It does not visit the website.

**Try:** Is https://example.com ready to launch on Smol Launch?

### Prepare a launch
`prepare_launch`

Creates a hand-off link

Prefills a submission from your website URL and the listing text that your assistant drafted. It returns a link. You open it, sign in, review the form, and submit. The link expires after 24 hours.

**Try:** Prepare a Smol Launch submission for https://example.com.

## Check the connection

Ask your assistant:

```
Use Smol Launch to tell me which launch week is open now.
```

## How it works

- Your client sends JSON-RPC requests to `/mcp` over Streamable HTTP.
- There is no key, account, or sign-in.
- The tools read public data only: approved public products and the directories Smol Launch tracks.
- No tool submits, votes, or pays. `prepare_launch` returns a link, and a person signs in and submits.
- The server limits requests per IP address. A 429 response includes `Retry-After`.

[Read the server card](https://smollaunch.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json)[Developers](https://smollaunch.com/developers)[llms.txt](https://smollaunch.com/llms.txt)

## Questions

### Do I need an API key or an account?

No.

### Can it submit or pay for my launch?

No. `prepare_launch` returns a link. You open it, sign in, review the form, and submit.

### What data can it see?

Public data only.

### Why do Claude and ChatGPT show fewer tools?

Those apps hold the two discovery tools with interactive results. Connect `/mcp` in a developer client for all tools.

### How do I disconnect?

Remove `smollaunch` from your client's MCP settings.

Updated November 2026

## Related Smol Launch Resources

- [AI content index](https://smollaunch.com/llms.txt)
- [Agent guide](https://smollaunch.com/.well-known/agents.json)
- [Public API specification](https://smollaunch.com/openapi.json)