Vela Breakout
What's growing in tech, measured daily: AI apps, models, dev tools, software spend, hiring.
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Quality & Safety
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"breakout": {
"url": "https://breakout.vela.partners/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://breakout.vela.partners/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (6)
⚪ask(question)
Answer any question about what is growing in tech with checked figures and links to the charts. Best first call. Shows the chart inline where the client supports it.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"question": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 3,
"maxLength": 300,
"description": "The question in plain words"
}
},
"required": [
"question"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡find_breakouts(group, window_days, limit, min_size, steady)
The fastest-growing items of one group over a window. Groups: ai_apps (AI apps: tokens); ai_models (AI models: tokens a week); ai_labs (AI labs: share of all AI tokens); ai_work (AI work: open jobs); open_models (Open models: downloads in 30 days); editor_extensions (Code editor extensions: installs); open_editor_extensions (Open-source editor extensions: installs); workplace_add_ons (Workplace add-ons: installs); browser_extensions (Browser extensions: installs); agent_skills (Agent skills: installs a week); agent_tools (Agent tools: downloads a week); company_packages (Company packages: downloads in 30 days); business_software (Business software: adoption score); web_technologies (Web technologies: websites); company_hiring (Companies hiring: open roles); company_buzz (In the news: points in 12 months).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"group": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ai_apps",
"ai_models",
"ai_labs",
"ai_work",
"open_models",
"editor_extensions",
"open_editor_extensions",
"workplace_add_ons",
"browser_extensions",
"agent_skills",
"agent_tools",
"company_packages",
"business_software",
"web_technologies",
"company_hiring",
"company_buzz"
],
"description": "Group id from list_groups"
},
"window_days": {
"description": "Leave out for the group's usual window",
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"const": 7
},
{
"type": "number",
"const": 30
},
{
"type": "number",
"const": 90
},
{
"type": "number",
"const": 365
}
]
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 25
},
"min_size": {
"description": "Leave out tiny items (default median)",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"median",
"p75",
"none"
]
},
"steady": {
"description": "Set true for 'steadily', 'starting to', 'sustained': keeps only items also up over a longer window",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"group"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_company(name_or_domain)
Everything measured about one company: each signal's growth, how it compares with peers, and its page.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name_or_domain": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 120,
"description": "Company name or web domain, e.g. supabase.com"
}
},
"required": [
"name_or_domain"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡research_ideas(direction, limit)
AI research ideas by change in their share of all papers, last 3 months against the 3 before.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"direction": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"rising",
"fading"
]
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 25
}
},
"required": [
"direction"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}⚪rising_companies(limit)
Companies breaking out on two or more measures at once, ranked by how much.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 25
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢list_groups
Every group you can ask about, with its unit, caveat and usual window.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Community
Evidence