How do I install idea-reality-mcp?

Its own README gives this command: pip install idea-reality-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does idea-reality-mcp connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches github. The credentials we found in its source are GITHUB_TOKEN.

Is idea-reality-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 828 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-18.

What licence does idea-reality-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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idea-reality-mcp

idea-reality-mcp is an MCP server, listed under version control. It reaches github. It needs GITHUB_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 828 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Scans GitHub, HN, npm, PyPI, and Product Hunt for pre-build reality checks of AI coding agents. No specific credentials required.

Install

Read from idea-reality-mcp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

pip install idea-reality-mcp

View in idea-reality-mcp’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

github

Credential

GITHUB_TOKEN

Maintenance

Stars

828

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Pre-build reality check for AI coding agents. Scans GitHub, HN, npm, PyPI, Product Hunt. MCP server. 290+ stars.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What idea-reality-mcp can do

1 tool documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

idea_check: Scans 5 databases (GitHub repos + stars, Hacker News discussions, npm/PyPI packages, Stack Overflow questions) to check if your startup idea already exists and returns a 0–100 reality score with trend

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

idea-reality-mcp compared with similar servers

idea-reality-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
idea-reality-mcp (this page)	github	GITHUB_TOKEN	828	2026-09-18	MIT
mcp-proxy	github(1 shared)	API_ACCESS_TOKEN, GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN	2,805	2026-10-14	MIT
cve-mcp-server	abuseipdb, github, greynoise, nvd, shodan, urlscan, virustotal, vulncheck(1 shared)	ABUSEIPDB_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN, GREYNOISE_API_KEY, NVD_API_KEY, SHODAN_KEY, URLSCAN_KEY, VIRUSTOTAL_KEY, VULNCHECK_TOKEN	1,633	2026-10-01	Apache-2.0
MarkuprPlus	github(1 shared)	GITHUB_TOKEN	80	2026-10-18	MIT
mcp-bridge-api	github, slack(1 shared)	GITHUB_TOKEN, SLACK_BOT_TOKEN	69	2026-09-18	NOASSERTION
Trends-MCP	github, trendsmcp(1 shared)	TRENDSMCP_API_KEY	44	2026-08-29	MIT

Ranked by services in common with idea-reality-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about idea-reality-mcp

What does idea-reality-mcp do?: Scans GitHub, HN, npm, PyPI, and Product Hunt for pre-build reality checks of AI coding agents. No specific credentials required.
How do I install idea-reality-mcp?: Its own README gives this command: pip install idea-reality-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does idea-reality-mcp connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches github. The credentials we found in its source are GITHUB_TOKEN.
Is idea-reality-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 828 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-18.
What licence does idea-reality-mcp use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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