INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

get_chain_vs_independent_mix

Get the share of chain hotels versus independents versus vacation rentals in what each AI platform recommends, for one week.

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://nicolassitter.com/api/mcp

No auth detected

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

Indexed input schema

{}

Risk classification

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.

Parent server

nicolassitter.com

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

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

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.nicolassitter-com]
url = "https://nicolassitter.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nicolassitter-com": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://nicolassitter.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: nicolassitter-com
Remote MCP URL: https://nicolassitter.com/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": {
    "nicolassitter-com": {
      "url": "https://nicolassitter.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

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

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

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

MCP Inspector

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

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