idea-reality-mcp is an MCP server that scans GitHub, npm, PyPI, Hacker News, and Stack Overflow to check if your startup idea already exists. It
If you already use Idea Reality MCP, the idea reality mcp mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. idea-reality-mcp is an MCP server that scans GitHub, npm, PyPI, Hacker News, and Stack Overflow to check if your startup idea already exists. It returns a 0–100 reality score with evidence, trend detection, and pivot suggestions — so your.
@smithery/cli on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
idea_check — The idea_check tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: GITHUB_TOKEN, PRODUCTHUNT_TOKEN. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Idea Reality MCP's toolset — idea_check — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by mnemox-ai; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| idea_check | The idea_check tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"idea-reality": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-value",
"PRODUCTHUNT_TOKEN": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GITHUB_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| PRODUCTHUNT_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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