Recao

Name: Recao
Author: fernando-menendez

by fernando-menendezversion 1.0.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry nameapp.recao/recao-mcp

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Rank a competitor's EU App Store ads by longevity. From Apple's official Ad Repository.

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User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
Our basic checksi1 of 1 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiNot measured yet★ –

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: Marketing & social media

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://recao.app/api/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http recao https://recao.app/api/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recao": {
      "url": "https://recao.app/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": {
    "recao": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://recao.app/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://recao.app/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 7, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified against the domain recao.app (the registry checks domain ownership)
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Endpoint responds
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… Not checked yet
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 Marketing & social mediai

More stars than 0% of the other 2980 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 17% of the other 2980 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2980 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 Recao 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 (1.0.0) reached the registry 4 months 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?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Recao MCP

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Query your competitors' App Store ads from inside Claude Code.

Recao is a weekly competitor-ad report for app developers. You paste your app once at recao.app, and every week you get the ads your competitors are running on the EU App Store: the creative copy, the placements, the formats, and how long each ad has stayed live. This repository documents the hosted MCP server that Indie and Pro users point their MCP client at to ask the same questions live, between reports.

The product source is not in this repo. This is the manifest and docs for the hosted remote endpoint.

Install

claude mcp add --transport http recao https://recao.app/api/mcp

Any MCP client that speaks streamable HTTP can connect to https://recao.app/api/mcp. No auth during early access.

Tools

Tool	What it does
`search_app_advertiser`	Find an app or developer in Apple's Ad Repository by name. Returns the ids the other tools take. Start here.
`get_competitor_ads`	Pull every App Store ad an advertiser ran in the EU (up to 1 year back), sorted by how long each has been live. An ad the advertiser keeps paying for is the closest public signal that it converts.
`get_ad_details`	Full detail for one ad: every locale variant, creative asset URLs, icon variations, placements, and date range. Shows how a competitor localizes a winning ad.
`get_playbook`	An Apple Search Ads playbook for indie apps, wired to the data tools. Call with no argument to list the available playbooks.

Example

> Which ads has Fabulous kept running the longest in the EU?

search_app_advertiser "fabulous" → Fabulous: Daily Habit Tracker get_competitor_ads (APP, LAST_YEAR)

Longest-running creatives first:

"Healthy Routines & Motivation" — search results, 16 storefronts, live 365+ days
"Santé Mentale & Motivation" — FR only, live 365+ days (a mental-health angle running only in France)

One angle funded for over a year across 16 countries. France runs a different first line — a live localization test you can read for free.

Show me every locale variant of creative #1

get_ad_details

The German variant leads on data privacy, the Spanish one on prediction accuracy. Same placement, same format, different opening line.

Numbers depend on live data; run the query to see current results.

Data source and legality

Source: Apple's official Ad Repository, published under Article 39 of the EU Digital Services Act. Public, free, no auth. Recao adds search, normalization, longevity ranking, and the MCP interface on top.
Coverage: 25 EU storefronts (the DSA's scope), roughly 1 year of rolling history, about a 7-day publication lag.
No keywords, bids, or spend. No legal source publishes competitor keywords, bids, or spend. Tools that show those numbers are estimating them. Recao reports only what is measurable: the creatives and how long each has run.
Channels: Apple App Store is live today. Meta is in setup and uses the equivalent EU ad transparency data.

Pricing

Free (weekly report), Indie €29/mo, Pro €79/mo. Live MCP querying is included on Indie and Pro. See recao.app for current terms.

License

MIT. See LICENSE. This repo covers the server manifest, schema, and examples. The underlying ad data belongs to Apple's public Ad Repository and its terms.

Recao

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 Marketing & social mediai

Common questions

Alternatives

MCP YouTube Transcript

Google Analytics MCP

BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

README from the maker

Recao MCP

Install

Tools

Example

Data source and legality

Pricing

Links

License