MCP server

How It Spread Official

com.howitspread/howitspread

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Viral precedents with sourced, dated spread timelines and a Spread Score. Each answer cites a case.

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

howitspread.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

3

Token cost

About 600 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

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

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"howitspread":{"httpUrl":"https://howitspread.com/api/mcp"}}}

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

agy mcp add howitspread https://howitspread.com/api/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"howitspread","server_url":"https://howitspread.com/api/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"howitspread","server_url":"https://howitspread.com/api/mcp"}

Tools

• get_case ~109 tokens
  One case: its dated spread timeline (seed, first amplifier, platform jumps, press, peak), Spread Score and citation. Fields that need sign-in come back locked, with the case URL where the full record is.
• list_mechanics ~50 tokens
  The closed vocabulary of spread mechanics, each defined, with how many cases use it.
• search_cases ~441 tokens
  Search the How It Spread library of viral cases (films, products, memes, campaigns) by text, kind, mechanic or platform. Returns each case's Spread Score, dates, platforms, mechanics, an image URL and the case URL to cite.

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