Once installed, the `product-hunt-mcp` command will be available. Add it to your Claude Desktop or Cursor configuration:
Once installed, the product-hunt-mcp command will be available. Add it to your Claude Desktop or Cursor configuration:. That is what the producthunt mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
The server publishes 13 tools. What each one is for:
get_post_details — Get info about a specific postget_posts — Get posts with filtersget_comment — Get info about a specific commentget_post_comments — Get comments for a postget_collection — Get info about a collectionget_collections — Get collections with filtersget_topic — Get info about a topicsearch_topics — Search topicsget_user — Get info about a userget_viewer — Get info about the authenticated usercheck_server_status — Check server/API status & authenticationPrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: PRODUCT_HUNT_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.
Developer Token for the token > Note: When creating a new application on Product Hunt, you will be asked for a redirect_uri. While the MCP server does not useThe server ships on PyPI as product-hunt-mcp, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Producthunt's toolset — get_post_details, get_posts, get_comment and 10 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by jaipandya; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Producthunt's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| get_post_details | Get info about a specific post |
| get_posts | Get posts with filters |
| get_comment | Get info about a specific comment |
| get_post_comments | Get comments for a post |
| get_collection | Get info about a collection |
| get_collections | Get collections with filters |
| get_topic | Get info about a topic |
| search_topics | Search topics |
| get_user | Get info about a user |
| get_viewer | Get info about the authenticated user |
| check_server_status | Check server/API status & authentication |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Installation | The Installation tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"product-hunt": {
"command": "product-hunt-mcp",
"env": {
"PRODUCT_HUNT_TOKEN": "your_token_here"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
Developer Token for the token > Note: When creating a new application on Product Hunt, you will be asked for a redirect_uri. While the MCP server does not use| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| PRODUCT_HUNT_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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