# Aback Launch MCP server

> The Aback Launch MCP server: a free, read-only remote MCP server for launches, search, the launch platform database, character limits and prompts. Setup for Claude, Cursor and VS Code.

Canonical: https://abacklaunch.com/developers/mcp

A free, read-only remote MCP server. Your AI assistant can read launches, search the site, choose launch platforms and check character limits, with no key.

## Endpoint

`https://abacklaunch.com/mcp`. Streamable HTTP transport, stateless, JSON responses. Server name `aback-launch`, version 1.0.0. Server card: [/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json](https://abacklaunch.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json).

No authentication is needed for public data. To let an assistant read your own listings and stats, connect your account when the client asks (OAuth, read-only, scope `account:read`); see [/auth.md](https://abacklaunch.com/auth.md).

## Add it to your client

### Claude Code

Run in your terminal:

```
claude mcp add --transport http aback-launch https://abacklaunch.com/mcp
```

### Cursor

Add to.cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project:

```
{
"mcpServers": {
"aback-launch": {
"url": "https://abacklaunch.com/mcp"
}
}
}
```

### VS Code

Add to.vscode/mcp.json:

```
{
"servers": {
"aback-launch": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://abacklaunch.com/mcp"
}
}
}
```

### Claude (web and desktop)

Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector, then paste the URL:

```
https://abacklaunch.com/mcp
```

Any other client that supports remote MCP servers over Streamable HTTP works the same way: give it the endpoint URL.

## Tools

All 13 tools are read-only.

- `search_aback_launch`Search launched products, guides, categories, tags and pages on Aback Launch.
- `get_top_launches`The top products launched on Aback Launch this week, this month or of all time, in leaderboard order.
- `get_launch`One product launched on Aback Launch: what it does, who it is for, pricing and platforms, its FAQ and links.
- `find_launch_platforms`Where to launch or list a product: launch platforms, startup and AI directories, review sites and communities, with who each suits and whether its link is dofollow (only when checked on real listings).
- `get_launch_platform`One launch platform or directory in full, with a step-by-step launch guide when there is one.
- `compare_launch_platforms`Two launch platforms side by side, with a written verdict on which to choose when there is one.
- `check_character_limit`Count text the way a platform field does (Product Hunt tagline, App Store subtitle, Google Play short description, X post...) and say whether it fits and what gets cut off.
- `define_term`A glossary definition (dofollow link, GEO, Show HN, launch week...). Without a slug, lists every term.
- `list_prompts`The prompt library: task briefs a coding agent can follow to fix a site's SEO, AI visibility and launch readiness (pre-launch audit, llms.txt, structured data, sitemaps...). Each has a slug for get_prompt.
- `get_prompt`One prompt from the library, rendered for the site's stack: the job, ground rules (read first, plan, wait for approval), limits, steps and what done looks like. Follow it in the user's codebase, starting with the plan.
- `list_free_tools`The free tools on Aback Launch: SEO and AI search checkers, launch helpers, character limit and image size checkers.
- `ask`A question in plain words ("free launch platforms with dofollow links", "a prompt to add llms.txt"), answered only from Aback Launch's own pages: listings, the launch platform database, prompts, tools and the glossary. Returns the matching pages with links, and a short cited answer when answers are turned on.
- `get_my_account`The signed-in member's own listings on Aback Launch: review status, launch date, votes, AI-readiness score and badge, with page views, visitors and clicks for the last 30 days. Needs the member to connect their account (OAuth, scope account:read).

## Limits and more

120 requests a minute per IP, shared with the REST API; a connected account gets 600. The same data is in the [Aback Launch API](https://abacklaunch.com/developers), and the [versioning policy](https://abacklaunch.com/developers/versioning) covers both.