# Tools changed: Product Hunt MCP (official, remote)

> Source: <https://testedmcp.com/tools/product-hunt-mcp-remote/#tool-changes>
> Published: 2026-11-13 00:00:00+00:00

# Product Hunt MCP (official, remote)

**90**/100

Score = points from our five tests (install, handshake, maintenance, docs, license). Not a quality or security rating. [Methodology](https://testedmcp.com/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/mcp/install) · [https://www.producthunt.com/products/producthunt/launches/product-hunt-mcp-2](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` — read
- `find_investable_startups` — read
- `get_categories` — read
- `get_launch` — read
- `get_launch_context` — read
- `get_launch_preview_view` — read
- `get_leaderboard` — read
- `get_my_account` — read
- `get_product_profile` — read
- `get_products` — read
- `list_my_launches` — read
- `open_launch_editor` — read
- `prepare_launch_asset` — write (state-changing)
- `search_launches` — read
- `semantic_product_search` — read
- `start_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](https://testedmcp.com/compare/?s=product-hunt-mcp-remote) · 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](https://testedmcp.com/best/lowest-context-cost-mcp-servers/) ·[add up your servers' context cost](https://testedmcp.com/guides/how-much-context-mcp-servers-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 `initialize` then`tools/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](https://testedmcp.com/methodology/) (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](https://testedmcp.com/security/2026-10/).

## 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](https://testedmcp.com/changes/).

## Quick config

```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "product-hunt-mcp-remote": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.producthunt.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

[Add to config](https://testedmcp.com/free-tools/mcp-config-generator/?s=product-hunt-mcp-remote) Opens the config generator with this server selected.

## Setup

1. **Install.** No install step: it is a remote server at https://mcp.producthunt.com/mcp.
2. **Configure.** Add the mcpServers entry below to your MCP client config.
3. **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](https://testedmcp.com/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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