Tools changed: Product Hunt MCP (official, remote)

Product Hunt launched an official remote MCP server, producthunt-mcp 1.0.1, at https://mcp.producthunt.com/mcp on November 9, 2026, and a November 10, 2026 test by MCP server review site found it completed an initialize and tools/list handshake over Streamable HTTP with no credentials and exposed 19 tools. Three of three anonymous public read calls passed — get_categories returned the category tree, get_leaderboard for 2026-11-08 returned the ranked leaderboard, and find_alternatives for 'notion' returned rated alternatives — while get_my_account returned 'Connect your Product Hunt account to use this tool.' and the five state-changing launch tools (start_launch, update_launch, submit_launch, prepare_launch_asset, submit_feedback) were not called because they require sign-in. The server scored 90/100, with its license score at 0/10 because no public source repository exists, and its 19 tools carry an estimated context cost of about 13,070 tokens (cl100k_base).

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. Embed the badge Every tested server gets a free embeddable badge. It shows the current score and test date and expires after 90 days. Testing is free; payment never changes a score.