INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

appboard_list_alternative_targets

List the tools AppBoard has alternatives for, most-covered first, with the slug to pass to appboard_alternatives_to.

appboard.pronone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://api.appboard.pro/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for appboard_list_alternative_targets and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.appboard]
url = "https://api.appboard.pro/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appboard": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.appboard.pro/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: appboard
Remote MCP URL: https://api.appboard.pro/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appboard": {
      "url": "https://api.appboard.pro/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "appboard": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.appboard.pro/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "appboard",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://api.appboard.pro/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

appboard_alternatives_to — Find products offered as alternatives to a tool the user ALREADY USES — "what can I use instead of Notion / Product Hunt / Zapier".
appboard_browse_taxonomy — List the controlled vocabulary for a dimension — categories, use cases, platforms, audiences or pricing models.
appboard_find_alternatives — Find alternatives and competitors to a specific product.
appboard_find_products — Search AppBoard for software products by need, category, use case, platform, audience or pricing model.
appboard_product_details — Get everything AppBoard knows about one product: what it does, its pricing model, platforms, use cases, target audiences, community metrics, any discount code, and its alternatives.
appboard_trending — List the products gaining the most community momentum in a time window.