# Launchpad HQ

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

- name: io.launchpadhq/launchpad-hq
- version: 0.1.2
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 96/100
- quality: 90/100 (strong)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.launchpadhq%2Flaunchpad-hq
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.launchpadhq%2Flaunchpad-hq/tools

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

## Connection (mcpServers)

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


## Trust

- hygiene: 100
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 85
- drivers: +repository +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-12d-ago
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 90/100 (strong)

### protocol: 88 (weight 25)

- pass `protocol.modern`: supports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
- pass `protocol.stateless`: answers without a session
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- warn `protocol.list_ttl`: tools/list declares ttlMs 0, so clients re-fetch it on every use

### 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`: 4 of 4 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- pass `tools.directory_hints`: every tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 781 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 75 (weight 15)

- warn `stability.changes`: 8 tool changes in 30 days
- pass `stability.rug_pull`: no tool changed its meaning under the same name

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

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

- tools: 4, about 781 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: c7f20d0bf63a7cc70b8055d91e6222f5
- tools last changed: 2026-10-27T08:40:31.973Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/io.launchpadhq/launchpad-hq.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/io.launchpadhq/launchpad-hq)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-27 `find_free_alternatives` changed (outputSchema)
- 2026-10-27 `get_pricing_facts` changed (outputSchema)
- 2026-10-27 `compare` changed (outputSchema)
- 2026-10-27 `search_tools` changed (description, inputSchema, outputSchema)
  - before: 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.
  - after: 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 over 90 days old.
- 2026-10-27 `find_free_alternatives` changed (outputSchema)
- 2026-10-27 `get_pricing_facts` changed (outputSchema)
- 2026-10-27 `compare` changed (outputSchema)
- 2026-10-27 `search_tools` changed (outputSchema)

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.launchpadhq%2Flaunchpad-hq/changes

## Remotes

- https://www.launchpadhq.io/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (4)

- `compare`: 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`: 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`: 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`: 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 over 90 days old.