Idea Launch

Name: Idea Launch
Author: apsquared

by apsquaredversion 1.0.1i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry nameio.idea-launch/idea-launch

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Validate SaaS and app ideas with real, managed ad tests from your coding agent.

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Other

Install

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

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

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

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://www.idea-launch.io/api/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http idea-launch https://www.idea-launch.io/api/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "idea-launch": {
      "url": "https://www.idea-launch.io/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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": {
    "idea-launch": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.idea-launch.io/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://www.idea-launch.io/api/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

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

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

What it can do

We have not read this server’s tool list yet; we check endpoints in rotation.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 6, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified against the domain idea-launch.io (the registry checks domain ownership)
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Endpoint responds
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Sign-in with OAuth
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 32417 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 75% of the other 32417 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32417 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Idea Launch 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?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.1) reached the registry 11 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, FOGA node

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Idea Launch — Agent Plugin

Idea Launch runs a small, managed ad test for a SaaS or app idea, or for a product you already shipped, and returns a market read: click-through rate, signups, a validation score and a recommended next move. This plugin lets Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and other coding agents set up that test and read the result without leaving the editor. It connects the Idea Launch MCP server (browser sign-in, no API key) and adds two skills: one for writing a brief worth testing, one for reading the result honestly. No agent can spend money; you start each paid test in the web app.

In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add apsquared/idea-launch-plugin

/plugin install idea-launch@apsquared

The two skills only, for any agent that reads SKILL.md (connect the server as well): npx skills add apsquared/idea-launch-plugin. Every other client, and the MCP server on its own: https://www.idea-launch.io/mcp.

The package

A portable Agent Plugins v1.0.0 package that connects the Idea Launch MCP server and adds the judgement needed to use it well.

One package, two manifest formats. The Agent Plugins entrypoints sit at the root; Claude Code reads its own manifests from .claude-plugin/ and .mcp.json. Both formats read the same skills/ directory, unmodified.

agent-plugin/

├── plugin.json # Agent Plugins manifest ├── mcp.json # Agent Plugins MCP server (streamable-http) ├── .claude-plugin/ │ ├── plugin.json # Claude Code manifest │ └── marketplace.json # Claude Code marketplace entry (source ./) ├── .mcp.json # Claude Code MCP server (http) ├── LICENSE # MIT └── skills/ ├── reading-a-market-read/SKILL.md # how to interpret a result honestly └── setting-up-an-idea-test/SKILL.md # how to get a test worth paying for

The two MCP files describe the same server at the same URL and carry no credentials. They differ only in the name each format gives the transport: Agent Plugins calls it streamable-http, Claude Code calls it http.

Why a plugin and not just the MCP server

The MCP server exposes capability. It does not carry judgement, and that is the part that decides whether a test is any good:

A validationScore of 45 at low confidence, on a traffic_backed read, is easy to misreport as "mixed signal, refine the angle". It is closer to "not settled, and it cannot speak to demand at all".
A targetCustomer of "founders" produces targeting that underperforms, and the user blames the product rather than the brief.

Both skills also restate the two hard rules: an Ad Run is evidence about a positioning rather than proof about a business, and no agent can spend the user's money — starting a run is confirmed by the user in the web app.

Installing — Agent Plugins clients

Install through any client that supports the Agent Plugins format; the client handles discovery, installation, and permissions. Installing the plugin also configures the MCP server, so there is no separate connection step.

For a client that does not support the format yet, connect the MCP server directly — see https://www.idea-launch.io/mcp.

Installing — Claude Code

Add the marketplace, then install from it:

/plugin marketplace add apsquared/idea-launch-plugin

/plugin install idea-launch@apsquared

Then complete the sign-in:

/mcp

Pick idea-launch and authenticate. Until you do, the server answers 401 and Claude Code reports it as failed to connect — that is the unauthenticated state, not a broken install. The skills load either way; the tools need the sign-in.

Installing — Cursor

The button connects the MCP server only. Cursor also supports the Agent Plugins format, which adds the skills too — see https://cursor.com/docs/plugins.

Installing — skills only, any agent

For an agent that reads SKILL.md files but not this plugin format, install the two skills with the skills.sh CLI:

npx skills add apsquared/idea-launch-plugin

That installs the skills, not the server. Connect the MCP server as well (https://www.idea-launch.io/mcp), since the skills call its tools.

Auth

None to configure. Neither mcp.json nor .mcp.json carries credentials by design. The first call opens a browser sign-in over OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration.

License

MIT — see LICENSE. The package is manifests and skill documents; the Idea Launch service itself is governed by its terms of service.

Conformance

This package targets Agent Plugins v1.0.0 and the Agent Skills specification, and additionally ships the Claude Code plugin layout. Conformance is enforced by an automated check on every change: the manifest's closed field set and name rules, the streamable-http server shape, and each skill's frontmatter — including that a skill's name matches its directory. The check also asserts that mcp.json carries no credential-shaped values, since this package is distributed publicly.

Idea Launch

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

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

FOGA node

README from the maker

Idea Launch — Agent Plugin

The package

Why a plugin and not just the MCP server

Installing — Agent Plugins clients

Installing — Claude Code

Installing — Cursor

Installing — skills only, any agent

Auth

License

Conformance