MCP server

Launchpad HQ Official

io.launchpadhq/launchpad-hq

Checked 28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Read-only, sourced and dated facts on AI tools: search, compare, pricing, free alternatives.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

launchpadhq.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

4

Token cost

About 810 tokens per request

Sets up in

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

Last checked

28 Oct 2026, 09:03 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 launchpad-hq https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.launchpad-hq]
url = "https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"launchpad-hq":{"httpUrl":"https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"launchpad-hq":{"url":"https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"launchpad-hq":{"type":"http","url":"https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add launchpad-hq https://www.launchpadhq.io/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":"launchpad-hq","server_url":"https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"launchpad-hq","server_url":"https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp"}

Tools

• compare ~144 tokens
  Use this when the user wants to compare 2 to 4 specific AI tools side by side: plans, API pricing, usage limits and platforms, each with its own as_of date and source.
• find_free_alternatives ~159 tokens
  Use this when the user wants a free or freemium alternative to a specific AI tool. Verified free tiers rank first; catalog-only matches are labeled unverified.
• get_pricing_facts ~137 tokens
  Use this when the user asks what one AI tool costs or what its free tier includes. Returns verified pricing facts first; catalog text only when no verified price exists, labeled catalog_only.
• search_tools ~370 tokens
  Use this when the user wants to find AI tools for a task, optionally within a budget, skill level or platform. Returns Launchpad HQ catalog matches with dated, sourced free-tier facts where available. Items with fallback: true are popular tools, not direct matches; stale: true means the facts are ov

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