MCP server

Rapid Launches's remote MCP server lets AI assistants use every operation of the API as tools.

URL: https://rapidlaunches.com/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTP (POST, JSON responses), stateless
Protocol: 2026-07-28, plus initialize-based 2025-03-26 to 2025-11-25
Sign-in: OAuth 2.1 per the MCP authorization spec (details), or an API key as a Bearer token

How sign-in works

Read tools work without signing in. When a tool needs your account, the server answers 401 with a WWW-Authenticate header pointing to /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp and the scopes needed. Your client then opens a browser, you sign in on Rapid Launches and choose Allow access, and the tool call is retried. If a token lacks a scope, the answer is 403 with error="insufficient_scope".

Prompts

launch_my_product: Launch my product: submit it by URL, review the AI draft, then publish (free or paid) (arguments: url)
find_alternatives: Find alternatives to a product and compare them (arguments: product)
relaunch_my_listing: Relaunch one of my listings in a new launch week (arguments: listing)

Resources

JSON resources for the site, the OpenAPI document, products and categories, and templates for https://rapidlaunches.com/api/v1/listings/{slug}, categories, founders and blog posts.

Tools

Every tool has a JSON Schema for its input and hints: read-only, destructive, idempotent, open world. Errors come back as tool results with isError and a structured error object (codes).

Tool	What it does	Access
`get_site_info`	About this site and its API	Public
`search_listings`	Search and filter listings	Public
`get_listing`	Get a listing's full profile	Public
`get_alternatives`	Alternatives to a listing	Public
`compare_listings`	Compare two listings side by side	Public
`list_categories`	List categories and subcategories	Public
`get_category`	Get a category with its top listings	Public
`get_launch_week`	Launches in one week	Public
`list_launches`	Launch feed sections	Public
`get_leaderboard`	Get a leaderboard	Public
`list_founders`	Find founders	Public
`get_founder`	Get a founder with companies and stories	Public
`list_blog_posts`	List or search blog posts	Public
`get_blog_post`	Read a blog post	Public
`list_awards`	Awards won on this site	Public
`get_badges`	Badge embed codes for a listing	Public
`get_account`	Your account	account:read
`submit_listing`	Submit a product by its website URL (changes data)	listings:write
`list_my_drafts`	Your drafts on this site	account:read
`get_draft`	Get a draft (poll while it builds)	account:read
`update_draft`	Edit a draft (changes data)	listings:write
`invite_cofounder`	Invite a co-founder (changes data)	listings:write
`submit_draft`	Turn a ready draft into your listing (changes data)	listings:write
`list_my_listings`	Your listings on this site	account:read
`get_my_listing`	One of your listings	account:read
`update_my_listing`	Edit your listing (changes data)	listings:write
`post_listing_update`	Post a 'what's new' update (changes data)	listings:write
`add_milestone`	Add a milestone (changes data)	listings:write
`delete_milestone`	Delete a milestone (changes data)	listings:write
`set_founder_story`	Write or update your founder story (changes data)	listings:write
`list_interview_questions`	Founder interview questions	Public
`answer_interview`	Answer founder interview questions (changes data)	listings:write
`choose_free_listing`	Publish as a free listing (changes data)	listings:write
`claim_listing`	Claim an existing listing (changes data)	listings:write
`verify_claim`	Check a claim now (changes data)	listings:write
`list_my_claims`	Your claims	account:read
`quote_order`	Price an order (with VAT preview)	orders:write
`create_checkout`	Get a secure checkout link (changes data)	orders:write
`list_my_orders`	Your orders	account:read
`get_order`	One order and its status	account:read
`list_products`	Products and prices	Public

Full inputs for every tool: API reference (tool name = operationId).