API & Integrations

Seven MCP tools: four read-only discovery tools (no key), plus three authenticated tools to submit ideas, trigger Research Pack generation, and list your research packs. Search startup ideas from any platform.

🔌 Setup Guide — Choose your tool

1. Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config

2. Add this to your config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lootr": {
      "url": "/mcp/sse"
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop

4. Try asking:

"Find me SaaS ideas with low competition"

🔗 Universal MCP URL (works everywhere):

/mcp/sse

Read-only tools need no key. For submitIdea, triggerDeepAnalysis, and getMyResearchPacks, call /mcp/messages with Authorization: Bearer (your LOOTR session token).

Available Tools

7 tools total — 4 read (public) + 3 action or account-scoped (sign in, Bearer token on MCP POST).

🔍 search_startup_ideas

read

Search validated startup opportunities by keyword

"Find me SaaS ideas" · "Startup ideas in fintech" · "Low competition business ideas"

💀 check_if_idea_was_tried_before

read

Check dead-startup / failure history for an idea

"Has anyone tried a habit tracker?" · "Is my idea original?" · "Why do food delivery startups fail?"

🔥 get_trending_startup_ideas

read

Trending opportunities from recent pipeline activity

"What's trending?" · "New business ideas this week" · "What should I build right now?"

💡 get_ai_generated_original_ideas

read

Original ideas from LOOTR frontier engines

"Give me a unique idea" · "Surprise me" · "Ideas from dead startups"

✨ submitIdea

actionNEW

Submit and evaluate a startup idea (Bearer token required)

"Submit my idea: …" · "Score this SaaS concept for me"

📑 triggerDeepAnalysis

actionNEW

Start a 50+ page AI research pack (DA credit required)

"Generate a Research Pack for my last submission" · "Generate a Research Pack for opportunity 12345"

🗂️ getMyResearchPacks

readNEW

List your Research Pack reports (Bearer token required)

"Show my research packs" · "What DAs are still processing?"

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