CodeDebut

Search new software launches on CodeDebut, read product pages, find alternatives and see each day's launches ranked by upvotes. Remote, read-only, no API key.

GitHub

Hosted MCP Server

npx add-mcp 'https://codedebut.com/api/mcp'

Installs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more

Documentation

CodeDebut MCP server

Ask your AI assistant what launched today. CodeDebut is a daily launch board for new software: makers launch, people upvote, and the #1 of each day becomes the Debut of the Day. This MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code and any other MCP client search those launches, read product pages, find alternatives and follow the daily ranking from inside a chat.

Endpoint: https://codedebut.com/api/mcp (remote, Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC 2.0)
Auth: none. No account, no API key, no cookies.
Access: read-only. All 10 tools return public data that is also on codedebut.com.
Setup page: https://codedebut.com/mcp · Server card: https://codedebut.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json
Contact: hello@codedebut.com

This repository holds the server's public contract: the tool catalogue it returns from tools/list (tools.json), the registry manifest (server.json) and a small stdio bridge (index.js) for clients that can only start local servers. The server itself runs on codedebut.com.

Connect

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http codedebut https://codedebut.com/api/mcp

Add --scope user to have it in every project.

Claude.ai and Claude Desktop: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Name it CodeDebut, paste the URL and leave the OAuth fields empty.

https://codedebut.com/api/mcp

ChatGPT: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → turn on Developer mode, then create an app named CodeDebut with the same URL and no authentication.

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codedebut": { "url": "https://codedebut.com/api/mcp" }
  }
}

VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json; the top-level key is servers)

{
  "servers": {
    "codedebut": { "type": "http", "url": "https://codedebut.com/api/mcp" }
  }
}

Windsurf (~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codedebut": { "serverUrl": "https://codedebut.com/api/mcp" }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add --transport http codedebut https://codedebut.com/api/mcp

OpenAI Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

[mcp_servers.codedebut]
url = "https://codedebut.com/api/mcp"

Clients that only run local (stdio) servers

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codedebut": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://codedebut.com/api/mcp"] }
  }
}

Or run the bridge in this repo: git clone https://github.com/kenil9630/codedebut-mcp && cd codedebut-mcp && npm install, then point your client at node /path/to/codedebut-mcp/index.js. docker build -t codedebut-mcp . builds the same bridge as an image.

Check it responds

curl -s -X POST https://codedebut.com/api/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

Tools

Exact schemas and annotations are in tools.json. Every tool is annotated readOnlyHint: true.

Tool	What it returns	Arguments
`search_products`	Launches matching keywords (name, tagline, description, tags, maker)	`query`, optional `category`, `pricing`, `limit`
`get_product`	One product's full page: description, website, tags, pricing, platforms, maker, launch history with day ranks and upvotes, latest comments	`slug` (or exact name)
`find_alternatives`	Products in the same category, closest first (shared tags, then upvotes)	`product`, optional `limit`
`browse_category`	Top products in a category, most upvoted first	`category`, optional `pricing`, `limit`
`list_categories`	Categories with product counts and page links	none
`get_launches`	Every launch on a day, ranked by upvotes. Today's ranks are live; past days are final	optional `date` (YYYY-MM-DD, UTC)
`get_debut_of_the_day`	The #1 launch of a day; the latest finished day by default	optional `date`
`get_trending`	Most upvoted launches today, this week or this month	optional `period`, `limit`
`list_jobs`	Open jobs on the CodeDebut jobs board	none
`get_launch_options`	How to launch on CodeDebut: submit link, next free launch day, plans and prices	none

Results carry pageUrl (the product's page on CodeDebut, to cite as the source) and website (the product's own site). Links to products' sites carry utm_source=codedebut.com&utm_medium=ai_assistant, so makers can see the visits that came from assistants.

Paid placements are labelled. Featured products are listed first in search_products, browse_category and find_alternatives results and carry "featured": true. Boosted launches carry "boosted": true. Payment never changes a rank or an upvote count.

Things to ask

"What launched on CodeDebut today?"
"Find me an open-source uptime monitor on CodeDebut."
"Which product was yesterday's Debut of the Day?"
"What are the alternatives to this week's top AI launch on CodeDebut?"
"How do I launch my app on CodeDebut, and what does Featured cost?"

Limits

120 requests a minute per IP address. Over that, the server answers HTTP 429 with Retry-After: 60. The endpoint is stateless: no sessions, and GET returns 405 because there is no server-to-client stream.

Launch your product

Every product on CodeDebut gets a permanent page, and that page is what assistants find through this server. Submit yours, free, or see Featured and Launch Day Boost.

Development

npm install
npm test        # starts the bridge over stdio and calls two tools on the live server

Set CODEDEBUT_MCP_URL to point the bridge at another endpoint, e.g. a local copy of the site.

License

MIT