The Techno Optimist
Where frontier tech programs stand: stage, milestones and slips, obstacles, specs and sourced news.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"tracker": {
"url": "https://api.technooptimist.io/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://api.technooptimist.io/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (5)
🟢search(query, limit)
Find technology programs (e.g. Starship, Figure 03, a fusion reactor), companies and frontiers by name or keyword. Use this first when you only have a name or topic; it returns the slugs `get_program` / `get_company` / `get_frontier` take, plus page URLs.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "Name or keywords, e.g. 'starship', 'humanoid robot', 'solid-state battery'"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10,
"description": "Max results per type (default 6)"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_program(program, frontier, company)
Everything known about one technology program: goal, development stage, current status, next milestone and slips, milestone history, current obstacles, physics limits, how it works, key specs, upcoming events and its most important dated news with source links. Identify it by `frontier` + `program` slugs (from its URL /<frontier>/<program>, or from `search`), or by `company` + `program`.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"program": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 120,
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$",
"description": "Program slug, e.g. 'starship', 'figure-03'"
},
"frontier": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 120,
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$",
"description": "Frontier slug, e.g. 'space', 'robotics' (from search results or the page URL)"
},
"company": {
"$ref": "#/properties/frontier",
"description": "Company slug, e.g. 'spacex' (alternative to frontier)"
}
},
"required": [
"program"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_frontier(frontier, field, perField)
Survey a whole area of technology: the frontier's fields (with a one-line explainer each) and their programs sorted by importance, with stage and next milestone. Without `frontier` it lists every frontier with its slug. Use `field` to narrow to one field (slugs come back in the result).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"frontier": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 120,
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$",
"description": "Frontier slug, e.g. 'energy', 'robotics', 'space', 'ai'. Omit to list all frontiers."
},
"field": {
"$ref": "#/properties/frontier",
"description": "Optional field slug within the frontier, e.g. 'geothermal'"
},
"perField": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 25,
"description": "Programs per field (default 4, max 10; default 15, max 25 when a field is given)"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢latest_updates(frontier, company, program, window, sort, ...)
Recent dated news (tests, launches, funding, delays, papers) with a short summary, the story page and the original source URL. Optionally filter by frontier, company, or program (program needs company or frontier). `sort: top` ranks by importance instead of recency.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"frontier": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 120,
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$",
"description": "Frontier slug, e.g. 'energy'"
},
"company": {
"$ref": "#/properties/frontier",
"description": "Company slug, e.g. 'spacex'"
},
"program": {
"$ref": "#/properties/frontier",
"description": "Program slug (with company or frontier)"
},
"window": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"day",
"week",
"month",
"quarter",
"all"
],
"description": "Time window (default month)"
},
"sort": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"latest",
"top"
],
"description": "latest (default) or top (most important first)"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 20,
"description": "Max items (default 10, max 20)"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_company(company)
A company as context for its programs: what it does, HQ, founding, status/listing, valuation and staff (with dates and provenance), its programs with stage and next milestone, technical approach, open problems, people, recent funding, partners, and its latest news.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"company": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 120,
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$",
"description": "Company slug, e.g. 'spacex', 'figure' (from search)"
}
},
"required": [
"company"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Community
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