90/100
Score = points from our five tests (install, handshake, maintenance, docs, license). Not a quality or security rating. Methodology
- Install20/20
- Handshake30/30
- Maintenance25/25
- Docs15/15
- License0/10
Vendor-hosted
Tested Product Hunt's hosted MCP at https://mcp.producthunt.com/mcp (server producthunt-mcp 1.0.1), launched Nov 9, 2026. Initialize and tools/list over Streamable HTTP succeeded with no credentials and listed 19 tools (product search, alternatives, leaderboard, categories, launch drafting/scheduling, feedback). Real calls (no LLM, no credentials): get_categories returned the category tree; get_leaderboard {date:'2026-11-08',limit:3} returned the ranked Nov 8 leaderboard; find_alternatives {product_name:'notion'} returned rated alternatives (Craft.do, Fibery, ...). get_my_account returned 'Connect your Product Hunt account to use this tool.' (sign-in needed). Launch tools (start/update/submit_launch, prepare_launch_asset) were not called: they need a Product Hunt sign-in and act on a real account. No public source repository, so the vendor-hosted rule applies (license 0, 65 cap; not source-audited). Launch announced by @ProductHunt: https://x.com/ProductHunt/status/2119853187939381623.
Tool-call test (2026-11-10, direct MCP stdio client, no LLM): pass. 3 of 3 public read calls passed anonymously; account tool needs sign-in. Launch-writing tools not called. Evidence: live endpoint probe, Nov 10, 2026.
Product Hunt-hosted endpoint. Initialize and tools/list worked without sign-in (19 tools); public read tools (categories, leaderboard, alternatives) answered anonymously, account/launch tools return a sign-in prompt. The server source isn't public, so license scores 0 and the vendor-hosted 65 cap applies (Our review, Nov 9, 2026).
Sources: https://www.producthunt.com/mcp/install · https://www.producthunt.com/products/producthunt/launches/product-hunt-mcp-2
Transport (tested 2026-11-10): Streamable HTTP
Token cost (estimate): approx. 13070 tokens, cl100k estimate (19 tools, measured 2026-11-11). This is an estimate from our testing of the tool names, descriptions and input schemas, counted with cl100k_base.
Permissions: 14 read, 5 write (state-changing), 0 unclassified · Auth: none · Rate limit: unknown · Pricing unit: unknown #
Auth: none. Rate limit: unknown. Pricing unit: unknown.
find_alternatives— readfind_investable_startups— readget_categories— readget_launch— readget_launch_context— readget_launch_preview_view— readget_leaderboard— readget_my_account— readget_product_profile— readget_products— readlist_my_launches— readopen_launch_editor— readprepare_launch_asset— write (state-changing)search_launches— readsemantic_product_search— readstart_launch— write (state-changing)submit_feedback— write (state-changing)submit_launch— write (state-changing)update_launch— write (state-changing)
remote handshake listed tools without credentials; no recorded key or OAuth
Score 90/100 · Tools 19 · Token cost approx. 13,070 tokens · Compare · Last tested 2026-11-10 · Server version 1.0.1 · Remote endpoint https://mcp.producthunt.com/mcp (streamable-http)
Summary: Product Hunt MCP (official, remote) completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 19 tools.
Evidence summary #
- Handshake
- pass
- Tools listed
- 19
- Context cost
- approx. 13070 tokens, cl100k estimate (19 tools, measured 2026-11-11; an estimate) ranking ·add up your servers' context cost
- Login
- No key needed for the tools we called
- Tested
- 2026-11-10
Test results #
| Test | Result | Points | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| install | pass | 20 | Endpoint https://mcp.producthunt.com/mcp reachable over streamable-http (HTTP 200) in 0.3s; no install step for remote servers. |
| handshake | pass | 30 | MCP initialize (protocol 2025-06-18, server producthunt-mcp 1.0.1) +tools/list over streamable-http succeeded with no credentials; 19 tools listed in 0.3s. Tool calls may still need a key. |
| maintenance | pass | 25 | Vendor-hosted rule: scored from dated vendor launch post 2026-11-09 (https://www.producthunt.com/products/producthunt/launches/product-hunt-mcp-2), 1 day before test. Registry: not in the official MCP registry |
| docs | pass | 15 | official MCP docs page; states the endpoint URL; client setup instructions. Vendor-hosted rule: scored from the vendor's official MCP docs (https://www.producthunt.com/mcp/install). |
| license | fail | 0 | Vendor-hosted service with no public repo: no license to cite, so 0 (rule: no points without a cited source). |
Local-model readiness #
Token cost (estimate): approx. 13070 tokens, cl100k estimate for 19 tools · about 160% of an 8k context. This is an estimate from our testing (counted with cl100k_base).
Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): unknown.
Not tested #
Small-model task runs: Not yet tested.
What we tested and what we didn't #
Tested on 2026-11-10
- We connected to the vendor's hosted endpoint with no credentials and asked for its tool list: it listed 19 tools (Method details: MCP
initializethentools/list) - Auth response: none. The endpoint answered without any login
- Vendor docs: official MCP docs page; states the endpoint URL; client setup instructions (15/15)
- Maintenance: dated vendor source, dated vendor launch post 2026-11-09 (25/25)
- License: a hosted service has no license to cite (0/10)
- Token cost (estimate)
Not tested
- Security: not audited (hosted service; no code to review, no permission or data-flow analysis)
- Behaviour after signing in, or with a real account
- Source code, repository activity or an open-source license (none published for the hosted service)
- Performance, rate limits or load
- Real tasks (no functional task runs yet)
Methodology: how we test (vendor-hosted rule). A high score means it responds and its vendor documents and dates it, not that giving it access to your data carries no risk.
Known security issues #
Not checked (remote-only): hosted endpoint, version unknown.
Monthly roundup: MCP security issues, October 2026.
Tool list changes ↻ Tools changed (non-breaking) 2026-11-13 #
Tool list changed since last test (2026-11-11 → 2026-11-13): 5 tool descriptions changed: find_alternatives, find_investable_startups, get_launch, get_products, search_launches; 6 input schemas changed: get_launch_preview_view, prepare_launch_asset, semantic_product_search, start_launch, submit_launch, update_launch. Confirmed by a re-run with the same arguments.
Show the diff #
- Changed description:
find_alternatives - Changed description:
find_investable_startups - Changed description:
get_launch - Changed schema:
get_launch_preview_view - Changed description:
get_products - Changed schema:
prepare_launch_asset - Changed description:
search_launches - Changed schema:
semantic_product_search - Changed schema:
start_launch - Changed schema:
submit_launch - Changed schema:
update_launch
Snapshot hash (fingerprint of the tool list) #
0a88342801e0: SHA-256 of the canonical tool names, descriptions and input schemas. If it changes, the tool list changed.
Raw test record (JSON) #
{
"name": "producthunt-remote",
"version": null,
"registry": "remote",
"status": "working",
"tested": "2026-11-10",
"tools_count": 19,
"deprecated": false,
"archived": null,
"tests": {
"install": [
"pass",
20,
"Endpoint https://mcp.producthunt.com/mcp reachable over streamable-http (HTTP 200) in 0.3s; no install step for remote servers."
],
"handshake": [
"pass",
30,
"MCP `initialize` (protocol 2025-06-18, server producthunt-mcp 1.0.1) + `tools/list` over streamable-http succeeded with no credentials; 19 tools listed in 0.3s. Tool calls may still need a key."
],
"maintenance": [
"pass",
25,
"Vendor-hosted rule: scored from dated vendor launch post 2026-11-09 (https://www.producthunt.com/products/producthunt/launches/product-hunt-mcp-2), 1 day before test. Registry: not in the official MCP registry"
],
"docs": [
"pass",
15,
"official MCP docs page; states the endpoint URL; client setup instructions. Vendor-hosted rule: scored from the vendor's official MCP docs (https://www.producthunt.com/mcp/install)."
],
"license": [
"fail",
0,
"Vendor-hosted service with no public repo: no license to cite, so 0 (rule: no points without a cited source)."
]
}
}
Install #
https://mcp.producthunt.com/mcp
Tools listed #
find_alternatives, find_investable_startups, get_categories, get_launch, get_launch_context, get_launch_preview_view, get_leaderboard, get_my_account, get_product_profile, get_products, list_my_launches, open_launch_editor, prepare_launch_asset, search_launches, semantic_product_search, start_launch, submit_feedback, submit_launch, update_launch
Tool history: captured Nov 13, 2026. All tool history.
Quick config #
{
"mcpServers": {
"product-hunt-mcp-remote": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.producthunt.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.
Setup #
- Install. No install step: it is a remote server at https://mcp.producthunt.com/mcp.
- Configure. Add the mcpServers entry below to your MCP client config.
- Verify. Restart the client and check that tools/list returns tools (19 in our test).
{
"mcpServers": {
"product-hunt-mcp-remote": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.producthunt.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Test history #
- 2026-11-13: Tools changed (non-breaking)
- 2026-11-11: Permission card updated
- 2026-11-10: New
Related: Best productivity MCP servers
FAQ #
Is Product Hunt MCP deprecated?
No. producthunt-remote was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-11-10.
What replaces Product Hunt MCP?
Nothing; Product Hunt MCP (official, remote) is not deprecated as of 2026-11-10.
Does Product Hunt MCP need an API key?
No. It completed an MCP handshake with no credentials and listed 19 tools.
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