INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

get_mode_vc_thesis_and_criteria

Returns Mode VC's investment parameters: $1M–$5M initial ticket sizes, San Francisco Bay Area mandate, evaluation framework, and direct pitch routing.

modevc.comnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://modevc.com/api/mcp/benchmarks

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for get_mode_vc_thesis_and_criteria 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

modevc.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.com-modevc-valuation-benchmarks]
url = "https://modevc.com/api/mcp/benchmarks"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

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

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: com-modevc-valuation-benchmarks
Remote MCP URL: https://modevc.com/api/mcp/benchmarks

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": {
    "com-modevc-valuation-benchmarks": {
      "url": "https://modevc.com/api/mcp/benchmarks"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

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

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

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

MCP Inspector

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

Related tools

get_distribution_moat_score — Calculates the defensibility score (1 to 5) and AI parity vulnerability for a startup based on Mode VC's Distribution Moat Framework.
get_chart_data — Retrieves the complete empirical data series, takeaway, notes, and primary sources for a specific Mode VC chart by its slug or title.