Save and query market signals from your AI conversations.
Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Vantage — Signal Tracker MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Save and query market signals from your AI conversations.
Vantage is a personal signal store for AI-native work — a place to capture and query the things you notice across the web.
The server publishes 14 tools. What each one is for:
capture_signal — Save a post, article, quote, or discussion. Auto-creates sources and topicssearch_signals — Full-text search with filters — platform, topic, date range, importancelist_recent_signals — Latest signals feedget_signal — Full detail on a specific signalmanage_source — Create or update a person/account you're trackinglist_sources — See everyone you're tracking with signal countsmanage_topic — Create or update a topic/themelist_topics — All topics with signal countsmanage_collection — Group signals into named collectionsset_business_context — Upload strategy docs for comparisonanalyze_signals — Assemble signals + context for analysisget_dashboard — Summary — counts, top topics, top sources, highlightsBecause this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.
Configuration is passed through the environment: VANTAGE_API_URL, VANTAGE_API_KEY, VANTAGE_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN, DATABASE_PATH. 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.
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. Vantage — Signal Tracker's toolset — capture_signal, search_signals, list_recent_signals and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Cavendo-AI; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Vantage — Signal Tracker's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| capture_signal | Save a post, article, quote, or discussion. Auto-creates sources and topics. |
| search_signals | Full-text search with filters — platform, topic, date range, importance. |
| list_recent_signals | Latest signals feed. |
| get_signal | Full detail on a specific signal. |
| manage_source | Create or update a person/account you're tracking. |
| list_sources | See everyone you're tracking with signal counts. |
| manage_topic | Create or update a topic/theme. |
| list_topics | All topics with signal counts. |
| manage_collection | Group signals into named collections. |
| set_business_context | Upload strategy docs for comparison. |
| analyze_signals | Assemble signals + context for analysis. |
| get_dashboard | Summary — counts, top topics, top sources, highlights. |
| save_analysis | Persist an analysis for later reference. |
| Method | Endpoint |
{
"mcpServers": {
"vantage": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/vantage/mcp-server/src/index.js"],
"env": {
"VANTAGE_API_URL": "http://localhost:3020",
"VANTAGE_API_KEY": "vtg_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| VANTAGE_API_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| VANTAGE_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| VANTAGE_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| DATABASE_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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