# Mode VC: AI Venture Research Charts & Investor Atlas

> Query 38 empirical AI market charts, evaluate distribution defensibility, and search 3,650+ VCs.

- name: com.modevc/radar
- version: 2.0.2
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 96/100
- quality: 100/100 (new)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.modevc%2Fradar
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.modevc%2Fradar/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "radar": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://modevc.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 100
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 85
- drivers: +repository +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-2d-ago
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 100/100 (new)

### protocol: 100 (weight 25)

- pass `protocol.modern`: supports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
- pass `protocol.stateless`: answers without a session
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- pass `protocol.list_ttl`: tool list is cacheable (ttlMs 3600000)

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 100 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 7 of 7 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- pass `tools.directory_hints`: every tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 1,209 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `stability.changes`, `stability.rug_pull`: tool history recorded for 3 of the 7 days needed

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 7, about 1,209 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: cfc34756dc0f50c98a173e9e23d00aa0
- tools last changed: 2026-10-18T04:46:36.110Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/com.modevc/radar.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/com.modevc/radar)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-18 `get_mode_vc_thesis_and_criteria` changed (inputSchema, annotations)
- 2026-10-18 `get_investor_details` changed (inputSchema, annotations)
- 2026-10-18 `search_investors` changed (inputSchema, annotations)
- 2026-10-18 `get_chart_data` changed (inputSchema, annotations)
- 2026-10-18 `search_charts` changed (inputSchema, annotations)
- 2026-10-18 `get_venture_chart_of_the_day` changed (inputSchema, annotations)
- 2026-10-18 `get_distribution_moat_score` changed (inputSchema, annotations)

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.modevc%2Fradar/changes

## Remotes

- https://modevc.com/api/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (7)

- `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.
- `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. Analyzes customer acquisition channels, network effects, and workflow lock-in.
- `get_investor_details`: Retrieves the complete verified profile for a specific venture capital firm, including its team of partners, active funds, website, and portfolio focus.
- `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.
- `get_venture_chart_of_the_day`: Returns the latest daily AI adoption, developer trends, model benchmark movements, and pricing deflation charts from Mode VC's primary research lab.
- `search_charts`: Searches across all 38 empirical AI & venture research charts published by Mode VC. Filter by keyword, topic, or date. Returns titles, empirical claims, takeaways, canonical URLs, and markdown endpoints.
- `search_investors`: Search 3,650+ institutional venture capital firms and 13,000+ partners from the Mode VC Investor Atlas. Filter by firm name, partner name, sector, stage, or geography.