Launchpad HQ MCP
A read-only MCP server that provides a curated catalog of AI tools, enabling agents to search for tools by task, compare plans and pricing, retrieve verified pricing facts with dates, and find free or open-source alternatives.
Endpoint and access
No sign-in to connect and list tools. Individual tools may still need a vendor account, credentials, or permissions; check the documented prerequisites.
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcpWhat you can do with it
- Search for AI tools suitable for specific tasks like transcription or coding
- Compare plans, pricing, and limits of 2 to 4 AI tools side by side
- Retrieve current pricing facts and free tier details for a specific tool
- Find free or freemium alternatives to paid AI tools
Source and maintenance
Vendor evidenceRegistry 0.1.2
- Maintenance checked
Protocol and capabilities
- Server
- launchpad-hq 0.1.2
- MCP protocol
- 2025-06-18
- Tools
- 4 advertised
- Resources
- Not advertised
- Resource templates
- Not advertised
- Prompts
- Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
"tools": {
"listChanged": false
}
}Server-provided instructions
Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.
Tools
4 advertised
search_tools — Search AI tools
Advertised read-only
Use this when the user wants to find AI tools for a task, optionally within a budget, skill level or platform. Returns Launchpad HQ catalog matches with dated, sourced free-tier facts where available. Items with fallback: true are popular tools, not direct matches; stale: true means the facts are over 90 days old.
search_tools input schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"task"
],
"properties": {
"task": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 1000,
"minLength": 1,
"description": "What the user wants to do, e.g. 'transcribe meetings' or 'make slides'. Only the first 200 characters are searched."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 10,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Max results (1-10, default 5)."
},
"budget": {
"enum": [
"free",
"low",
"medium",
"high",
"any"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Budget band. 'free' keeps only free or freemium tools; 'low' keeps free/freemium tools or a lowest paid plan up to $20/month, 'medium' up to $50/month (unknown prices rank lower)."
},
"skill_level": {
"enum": [
"beginner",
"intermediate",
"advanced"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "User's skill level. Tools above it rank lower."
},
"platform_type": {
"enum": [
"web",
"mobile",
"desktop"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Tools available there rank first."
}
}
}search_tools output schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"query",
"results",
"total_matches",
"note",
"data_as_of",
"attribution"
],
"properties": {
"note": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"query": {
"type": "string"
},
"results": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"slug",
"name",
"category",
"launchpad_url",
"website",
"cost_tier",
"difficulty",
"free_tier",
"verification",
"as_of",
"source_url",
"sponsored",
"match_reasons"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"slug": {
"type": "string"
},
"as_of": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"stale": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"tasks": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"company": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"website": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"category": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"fallback": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"cost_tier": {
"type": "string"
},
"free_tier": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"available",
"summary"
],
"properties": {
"summary": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"available": {
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"sponsored": {
"type": "boolean",
"const": false
},
"difficulty": {
"type": "string"
},
"resolution": {
"anyOf": [
{
"enum": [
"compact",
"alias",
"spelling"
],
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"source_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"description": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"verification": {
"enum": [
"verified",
"unverified",
"catalog_only"
],
"type": "string"
},
"launchpad_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"match_reasons": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"resolved_from": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"freshness_note": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"starting_price": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"fallback": {
"anyOf": [
{
"enum": [
"starter",
"top_up"
],
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"data_as_of": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"attribution": {
"type": "string"
},
"total_matches": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 9007199254740991,
"minimum": -9007199254740991
},
"corrected_query": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}search_tools annotations
{
"title": "Search AI tools",
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}compare — Compare AI tools
Advertised read-only
Use this when the user wants to compare 2 to 4 specific AI tools side by side: plans, API pricing, usage limits and platforms, each with its own as_of date and source.
compare input schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"platforms"
],
"properties": {
"platforms": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"minLength": 1
},
"maxItems": 4,
"minItems": 2,
"description": "2-4 Launchpad HQ platform slugs or names."
}
}
}compare output schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"items",
"not_found",
"data_as_of",
"attribution"
],
"properties": {
"items": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"slug",
"name",
"category",
"launchpad_url",
"website",
"cost_tier",
"difficulty",
"free_tier",
"verification",
"as_of",
"source_url",
"sponsored",
"plans",
"api_pricing",
"usage_limits",
"platforms_supported",
"api_available",
"lifecycle"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"slug": {
"type": "string"
},
"as_of": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"plans": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"value",
"as_of",
"source_url",
"status"
],
"properties": {
"as_of": {
"type": "string"
},
"value": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"name",
"price",
"period",
"limits"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"price": {
"type": "string"
},
"limits": {
"type": "string"
},
"period": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"verified",
"unverified",
"disputed"
],
"type": "string"
},
"source_url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"stale": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"tasks": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"company": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"website": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"category": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"cost_tier": {
"type": "string"
},
"free_tier": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"available",
"summary"
],
"properties": {
"summary": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"available": {
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"lifecycle": {
"type": "string"
},
"sponsored": {
"type": "boolean",
"const": false
},
"difficulty": {
"type": "string"
},
"resolution": {
"anyOf": [
{
"enum": [
"compact",
"alias",
"spelling"
],
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"source_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"api_pricing": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"value",
"as_of",
"source_url",
"status"
],
"properties": {
"as_of": {
"type": "string"
},
"value": {
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"verified",
"unverified",
"disputed"
],
"type": "string"
},
"source_url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"description": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"usage_limits": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"value",
"as_of",
"source_url",
"status"
],
"properties": {
"as_of": {
"type": "string"
},
"value": {
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {}
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"verified",
"unverified",
"disputed"
],
"type": "string"
},
"source_url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"verification": {
"enum": [
"verified",
"unverified",
"catalog_only"
],
"type": "string"
},
"api_available": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"launchpad_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"resolved_from": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"freshness_note": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"starting_price": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"platforms_supported": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"not_found": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"data_as_of": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"attribution": {
"type": "string"
},
"did_you_mean": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"input",
"suggestions"
],
"properties": {
"input": {
"type": "string"
},
"suggestions": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"slug",
"name"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"slug": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}compare annotations
{
"title": "Compare AI tools",
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}get_pricing_facts — Get pricing facts
Advertised read-only
Use this when the user asks what one AI tool costs or what its free tier includes. Returns verified pricing facts first; catalog text only when no verified price exists, labeled catalog_only.
get_pricing_facts input schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"platform"
],
"properties": {
"platform": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"minLength": 1,
"description": "A Launchpad HQ platform slug or name."
}
}
}get_pricing_facts output schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"platform",
"plans",
"free_tier",
"api_pricing",
"usage_limits",
"catalog_pricing_text",
"verification",
"lifecycle",
"data_as_of",
"attribution"
],
"properties": {
"plans": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"value",
"as_of",
"source_url",
"status"
],
"properties": {
"as_of": {
"type": "string"
},
"value": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"name",
"price",
"period",
"limits"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"price": {
"type": "string"
},
"limits": {
"type": "string"
},
"period": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"verified",
"unverified",
"disputed"
],
"type": "string"
},
"source_url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"platform": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"slug",
"name",
"category",
"launchpad_url",
"website",
"cost_tier",
"difficulty",
"free_tier",
"verification",
"as_of",
"source_url",
"sponsored"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"slug": {
"type": "string"
},
"as_of": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"stale": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"tasks": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"company": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"website": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"category": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"cost_tier": {
"type": "string"
},
"free_tier": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"available",
"summary"
],
"properties": {
"summary": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"available": {
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"sponsored": {
"type": "boolean",
"const": false
},
"difficulty": {
"type": "string"
},
"resolution": {
"anyOf": [
{
"enum": [
"compact",
"alias",
"spelling"
],
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"source_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"description": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"verification": {
"enum": [
"verified",
"unverified",
"catalog_only"
],
"type": "string"
},
"launchpad_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"resolved_from": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"freshness_note": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"starting_price": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"free_tier": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"value",
"as_of",
"source_url",
"status"
],
"properties": {
"as_of": {
"type": "string"
},
"value": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"available",
"summary"
],
"properties": {
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"available": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"verified",
"unverified",
"disputed"
],
"type": "string"
},
"source_url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"lifecycle": {
"type": "string"
},
"data_as_of": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"api_pricing": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"value",
"as_of",
"source_url",
"status"
],
"properties": {
"as_of": {
"type": "string"
},
"value": {
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"verified",
"unverified",
"disputed"
],
"type": "string"
},
"source_url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"attribution": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage_limits": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"value",
"as_of",
"source_url",
"status"
],
"properties": {
"as_of": {
"type": "string"
},
"value": {
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {}
},
"status": {
"enum": [
"verified",
"unverified",
"disputed"
],
"type": "string"
},
"source_url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"verification": {
"enum": [
"verified",
"unverified",
"catalog_only"
],
"type": "string"
},
"catalog_pricing_text": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}get_pricing_facts annotations
{
"title": "Get pricing facts",
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}find_free_alternatives — Find free alternatives
Advertised read-only
Use this when the user wants a free or freemium alternative to a specific AI tool. Verified free tiers rank first; catalog-only matches are labeled unverified.
find_free_alternatives input schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"platform"
],
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 10,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Max alternatives (1-10, default 5)."
},
"platform": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"minLength": 1,
"description": "A Launchpad HQ platform slug or name."
}
}
}find_free_alternatives output schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"for",
"alternatives",
"data_as_of",
"attribution"
],
"properties": {
"for": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"slug",
"name",
"category",
"launchpad_url",
"website",
"cost_tier",
"difficulty",
"free_tier",
"verification",
"as_of",
"source_url",
"sponsored"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"slug": {
"type": "string"
},
"as_of": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"stale": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"tasks": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"company": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"website": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"category": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"cost_tier": {
"type": "string"
},
"free_tier": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"available",
"summary"
],
"properties": {
"summary": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"available": {
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"sponsored": {
"type": "boolean",
"const": false
},
"difficulty": {
"type": "string"
},
"resolution": {
"anyOf": [
{
"enum": [
"compact",
"alias",
"spelling"
],
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"source_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"description": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"verification": {
"enum": [
"verified",
"unverified",
"catalog_only"
],
"type": "string"
},
"launchpad_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"resolved_from": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"freshness_note": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"starting_price": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"data_as_of": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"attribution": {
"type": "string"
},
"alternatives": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"slug",
"name",
"category",
"launchpad_url",
"website",
"cost_tier",
"difficulty",
"free_tier",
"verification",
"as_of",
"source_url",
"sponsored",
"why",
"tradeoff"
],
"properties": {
"why": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"slug": {
"type": "string"
},
"as_of": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"stale": {
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}find_free_alternatives annotations
{
"title": "Find free alternatives",
"readOnlyHint": true,
"openWorldHint": false,
"idempotentHint": true,
"destructiveHint": false
}Prompts
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30-day availability
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- Successful checks
- 1 of 1 (100%)
- Average latency
- 551 ms
- 95th percentile latency
- 551 ms
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- · probe · passed · 551 ms · metadata changed · 4 tool(s)
Connect from your client
Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.
Claude Code
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http launchpad-hq-mcp https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcpCodex
Codex configuration
codex mcp add launchpad-hq-mcp --url https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcpCursor
Cursor configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"launchpad-hq-mcp": {
"url": "https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp"
}
}
}Cline
Cline configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"launchpad-hq-mcp": {
"type": "streamableHttp",
"url": "https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp",
"disabled": false
}
}
}VS Code
VS Code configuration
{
"servers": {
"launchpad-hq-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp"
}
}
}Gemini CLI
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http launchpad-hq-mcp https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcpClaude Desktop
Claude Desktop configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"launchpad-hq-mcp": {
"url": "https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp"
}
}
}Windsurf
Windsurf configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"launchpad-hq-mcp": {
"serverUrl": "https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp"
}
}
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