Shipstry Launch Data
Weekly product launch data from Shipstry: launches, winners, and category benchmarks.
Should I use this
Quality & Safety
Findings (2)
- LOWTool 'get_winners' description lacks action verbin get_winners
- LOWTool 'check_url' suggests web access but openWorldHint=falsein check_url
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"launch-data": {
"url": "https://shipstry.com/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://shipstry.com/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (7)
🟢list_categories
List Shipstry's product categories with the number of approved products in each. Call this first when you need a valid category slug for the other tools.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢search_launches(query, category, tag, sort, limit, ...)
Search approved Shipstry launches by keyword, category, or tag. Keyword matching covers product name and tagline. Returns compact records with votes, ship week, awards, and the canonical Shipstry URL.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Keyword matched against product name and tagline.",
"maxLength": 200
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"developer-tools",
"design-tools",
"marketing-sales",
"finance",
"education",
"health-wellness",
"social",
"ecommerce",
"entertainment",
"ai-ml",
"travel",
"productivity",
"data-analytics",
"web3",
"security-privacy",
"hardware",
"media-news",
"other"
],
"description": "Category slug. One of: developer-tools, design-tools, marketing-sales, finance, education, health-wellness, social, ecommerce, entertainment, ai-ml, travel, productivity, data-analytics, web3, security-privacy, hardware, media-news, other."
},
"tag": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Tag slug, for example 'vpn' or 'beta'. See get_category_landscape for tags common in a category.",
"maxLength": 60
},
"sort": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"hot",
"new",
"week",
"month"
],
"default": "hot",
"description": "hot = all-time by votes, new = newest first, week = launched in the current ship week, month = launched this month."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50,
"default": 20
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 1000,
"default": 0
}
},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢get_launch(id, slug, url)
Fetch one approved launch with its description, tags, awards, and maker name. Identify it by Shipstry product id, product slug, its Shipstry URL, or its own website URL.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Shipstry product id. Every result returned by the other tools includes one.",
"maxLength": 64
},
"slug": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Either the Shipstry product URL or the product's own website URL.",
"maxLength": 500
}
},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢list_ship_week(shipWeek, category, sort, limit, offset)
List the products that launched in one ship week (Monday-Sunday UTC, keyed YYYYMMDD). Defaults to the current week. During Fog Mode vote counts for the current week are hidden and the order is random.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"shipWeek": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[0-9]{8}$",
"description": "Monday of the week in YYYYMMDD form, for example '20260907'. Defaults to the current ship week."
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"developer-tools",
"design-tools",
"marketing-sales",
"finance",
"education",
"health-wellness",
"social",
"ecommerce",
"entertainment",
"ai-ml",
"travel",
"productivity",
"data-analytics",
"web3",
"security-privacy",
"hardware",
"media-news",
"other"
],
"description": "Filter to one category. One of: developer-tools, design-tools, marketing-sales, finance, education, health-wellness, social, ecommerce, entertainment, ai-ml, travel, productivity, data-analytics, web3, security-privacy, hardware, media-news, other."
},
"sort": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"votes",
"recent",
"random"
],
"default": "votes",
"description": "Vote order is forced to random while Fog Mode hides the current week's ranking."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100,
"default": 30
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 1000,
"default": 0
}
},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢get_winners(scope, period, limit)
Weekly or monthly medal winners (gold, silver, bronze). Returns the most recent periods by default, or one period when `period` is given. Use this to see what actually won, not just what launched.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"scope": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"week",
"month"
],
"default": "week",
"description": "Weekly or monthly award periods."
},
"period": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Award period: YYYYMMDD for weeks, YYYY-MM for months. Omit for the most recent periods.",
"maxLength": 10
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 60,
"default": 12
}
},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢get_category_landscape(category, weeks)
Benchmark a category over a window of ship weeks: how many products launched, the vote distribution (mean, p50, p75, p90, max), the top launches, how many medals were awarded, and the tags that appear most. Use this to judge how crowded a space is and what a winning launch looks like there.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"developer-tools",
"design-tools",
"marketing-sales",
"finance",
"education",
"health-wellness",
"social",
"ecommerce",
"entertainment",
"ai-ml",
"travel",
"productivity",
"data-analytics",
"web3",
"security-privacy",
"hardware",
"media-news",
"other"
],
"description": "Category slug. One of: developer-tools, design-tools, marketing-sales, finance, education, health-wellness, social, ecommerce, entertainment, ai-ml, travel, productivity, data-analytics, web3, security-privacy, hardware, media-news, other."
},
"weeks": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 52,
"default": 12,
"description": "How many ship weeks back to include."
}
},
"required": [
"category"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢check_url(url)
Check whether a website URL is already listed on Shipstry, using the same normalization as submission duplicate detection. Only approved listings are visible.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500
}
},
"required": [
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Community
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