AppDrift

Name: AppDrift
Author: blaze-apps

by blaze-appsversion 0.2.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.blaze-apps/appdrift

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Read app-store keyword observations and prepare reviewable listing drafts. AI actions use tokens.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Other
You need to fill in: APPDRIFT_API_KEY

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: APPDRIFT_API_KEY

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appdrift": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "appdrift-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPDRIFT_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add appdrift --env APPDRIFT_API_KEY=your-value -- npx -y appdrift-mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appdrift": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "appdrift-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPDRIFT_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "appdrift": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "appdrift-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPDRIFT_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

APPDRIFT_API_KEY secret required env
API key from the AppDrift Developers dashboard. API access requires a paid plan.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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The registry name was verified with the GitHub account blaze-apps, which owns the repo
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 32466 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 53% of the other 32466 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32466 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is AppDrift safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: APPDRIFT_API_KEY

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.2.1) reached the registry 36 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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AppDrift MCP Server

Read your AppDrift keyword observations, account apps and action plan from Claude Desktop, Cursor or another MCP client. Generate or translate listing copy, review the result, and apply accepted fields to an editable AppDrift draft. These tools do not publish to Apple or Google.

This package is a small local stdio client for the AppDrift REST API. It requires Node.js 22 or later and an AppDrift API key. API access is available on eligible paid plans. Eligible first subscriptions have a seven-day trial with a card; the trial adds no tokens. Current plans and token allowances.

Install

Add AppDrift to your MCP client's configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor or another MCP client):

"mcpServers": { "appdrift": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "appdrift-mcp"], "env": { "APPDRIFT_API_KEY": "ad_live_your_key_here" } } } }

Create a key in the Developers dashboard.
Replace the placeholder in your client's local MCP configuration. Keep the key out of shared configuration and source control.
Restart the client. Ask it to call account_status, then list_apps. These calls consume no AI tokens.
Choose the returned app ID before asking for its tracked keywords. Review proposed text before allowing a paid action or a saved-draft change.

On the first run, npx downloads the package and its dependencies. If the client cannot find npx, use its absolute local executable path.

Without the npm registry: AppDrift also hosts the same wrapper as a versioned archive. Use https://appdrift.co/downloads/appdrift-mcp-0.2.0.tgz in args in place of appdrift-mcp, and check it against its SHA-256 checksum. The archive includes the complete wrapper source and MIT license. server.json prepares the official MCP registry entry, which is not published yet.

Tools and costs

No additional AI tokens: API access still requires an eligible account plan.

Tool	Result
`keyword_difficulty`	Legacy competitor-based difficulty/popularity heuristics. These are not measured keyword demand or ranking probability. Store collection can fail or be incomplete.
`list_apps`	Apps connected to the account, including the ID used by app-scoped tools.
`app_keywords`	Tracked keywords and latest observed ranks for the selected app.
`app_opportunities`	Tracked keywords ranked 11–30, ordered by the legacy difficulty heuristic; candidates to review, not predicted gains.
`action_plan`	The account's prioritized ASO actions.
`account_status`	Plan and remaining AI-token balance.
`apply_optimization`	Changes saved content: applies accepted `title`, `subtitle`, `keywords` or `short_description` fields to the app's editable draft. Review and store publishing remain separate.

AI tools: AppDrift charges for successful processing. Check the returned token charge and account balance. The client never retries these actions automatically.

Tool	Cost	Result
`optimize_for_keyword`	3 tokens	Proposed title/subtitle/keyword changes and rationale.
`generate_metadata`	1 per short field; 2 per long field	Listing fields generated from the app brief.
`translate_metadata`	Per language: 1 normally; 3 for `description`; 5 for `full_description`	One field translated into 1–15 distinct locales.

Paid operations and apply_optimization are advertised as writes to MCP clients. A timeout or lost response does not prove that the server stopped processing or charged nothing. Check the account and draft before retrying. The client sends your API key and supplied listing text to the configured AppDrift API; AI requests may use the account's configured AI provider.

The legacy keyword_difficulty tool is separate from the experimental Keyword analyzer. Its scores do not predict rank, traffic or download gains.

Configuration

Environment variable	Required	Default
`APPDRIFT_API_KEY`	Yes	Create it in the Developers dashboard.
`APPDRIFT_API_BASE`	No	AppDrift production API. Change only to an endpoint you trust with the key and listing text. HTTPS required; HTTP permitted only for loopback development.
`APPDRIFT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS`	No	`90000`; permitted range `1000`–`120000`.

The client rejects redirects, bounds response size, validates tool inputs before requests and returns authored error messages instead of provider errors or stack traces. These safeguards do not replace backend authorization or review of an agent's proposed actions.

Troubleshooting

No tools: confirm Node 22+, npx availability and a nonempty APPDRIFT_API_KEY. MCP protocol messages use stdout; startup errors use stderr.
Invalid or revoked key: create or select an active key in Developers and update the local config.
Insufficient tokens: inspect account_status and current token options. A trial itself adds no tokens.
No editable draft: create the app's draft in AppDrift, then apply only the fields you reviewed.
No store results: try again later. A missing score is not zero competition.
Timeout after a paid action: inspect balance and saved state before requesting the action again.

Development

Within a source checkout, run npm ci, npm test and npm run verify:package. Integration checks launch the actual stdio process against local fixture APIs; they do not use production credentials or spend tokens. Package verification packs only the declared runtime files, installs the archive through a local HTTP URL into a clean directory and runs the integration suite against the installed executable.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

AppDrift

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

HotCodePush

README from the maker

AppDrift MCP Server

Install

Tools and costs

Configuration

Troubleshooting

Development

License