GitDealFlow — GitHub signals for startup investors

VC Deal Flow Signal — MCP Server

Search startup engineering acceleration signals directly from your AI assistant.

Glama A-Tier (4.9 / 5.0). 13 tools — 10 free, no API key. One-line install for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, and Continue via npx -y @gitdealflow/mcp-signal.

Tracks commit velocity, contributor growth, and repository expansion across 15 sectors and 350+ startups. Built for angels, scouts, and technical operators looking for traction signals before they show up in traditional deal flow.

Install

Add to your Claude Desktop config (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vc-deal-flow-signal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@gitdealflow/mcp-signal"]
    }
  }
}

Or for Claude Code (.mcp.json in project root):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vc-deal-flow-signal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@gitdealflow/mcp-signal"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

All tools are read-only, idempotent, and fetch live data from the public API (no auth required). Responses include both human-readable text and structured JSON (structuredContent) matching each tool's outputSchema.

Free tools (10) — no API key, no account:

Tool	Input	Returns
get_trending_startups	—	Top 20 startups ranked by engineering acceleration across all sectors.
search_startups_by_sector	sector (enum of 15 slugs)	All tracked startups in the sector, ranked by acceleration.
get_startup_signal	name (case-insensitive)	Full signal profile for one startup: velocity, contributors, repos, classification.
get_signals_summary	—	Dataset snapshot — period, counts, refresh date, format URLs, citation.
get_methodology	—	How signals are sourced, computed, and classified, with known limitations.
shortlist_signals	filters (sector, stage, geography, signal type)	Ranked shortlist of the strongest engineering-acceleration signals matching your filters.
compare_signals	2–5 startup names	Side-by-side acceleration scores, evidence, and raise-likelihood for the named startups.
predict_funding	name	Transparent, scored funding-likelihood claim with the full evidence chain, citable.
get_diligence_dossier	company/entity name	Public-source diligence dossier in one cited object — M&A history, funding, key facts.
get_scout_receipts	GitHub username	Scout Score (0–100) computed from public starring history, cross-referenced against tracked startups.

Paid agent tools (3) — €0.10 per call, credits at signals.gitdealflow.com/agents/credits:

Tool	Returns
research_company	Enriched dossier for one tracked startup: full signal row, sector rank, top-5 sector peers, citation.
compose_thesis	Structured investment thesis: snapshot, signal type, sector rank, data-derived strengths, peer comparables.
deep_dive_scan	Multi-cohort sector scan: tracked/breakout/cooling counts, top-10 by velocity, breakout and cold lists.

The hosted remote endpoint (https://signals.gitdealflow.com/api/mcp/rpc, streamable-http) additionally exposes share_result (free) and get_deep_signal (€0.19/call).

Supported sectors: healthcare, edtech, ecommerce-infrastructure, supply-chain, web3, enterprise-saas, data-infrastructure, robotics, legal-tech, hr-tech, proptech, agtech, gaming, space-tech, social-community.

Data

All data is sourced live from the deal flow data API public API. No API key required. Updated weekly on Mondays.

• Live CSV: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/api/signals.csv
• Live JSON: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/api/signals.json
• Stable CC BY 4.0 research snapshot: https://huggingface.co/datasets/the-data-nerd/vc-deal-flow-signal
• DOI-stamped release: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19650920
• Free field guide: Seven Signals explains the method, limits, and replication path in 104 pages.

Complementary: the Scout Game

If you want to put your own eye on the line, there's a prediction game on top of the same dataset at signals.gitdealflow.com/predict. Call which tracked startups raise a round in the next 6 months, earn points when your calls resolve, climb a public rank ladder from Curious to Oracle. Free tier: 3 predictions per month. Paid: 10 per month. Leaderboard: signals.gitdealflow.com/leaderboard.

Complementary: two Chrome extensions

Same dataset, different surfaces. Install one or both:

• VC Deal Flow Signal — Crunchbase + Wellfound badge: a green "Accelerating" engineering-acceleration badge appears inline on any Crunchbase or Wellfound startup profile where the GitHub data is interesting. For investors who research deals in browser tabs.
• VC GitHub Lookup — Startup Signals on Hover (NEW, May 2026): hover any GitHub repo or org link to see commit velocity (14d), velocity change vs prior period, contributor count and growth, signal type, and stage estimate. Chip injected on direct repo and org page loads. Toolbar opens a manual lookup form for any GitHub URL. For developer-investors who live on GitHub.

Both are free in perpetuity. Manifest V3, no analytics, no account.

Links

• Website: https://gitdealflow.com
• Dashboard: https://signals.gitdealflow.com
• Scout Game: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/predict
• Leaderboard: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/leaderboard
• Chrome extension #1 (Crunchbase + Wellfound badge): https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hehkgipiamajnnlpkfhpeoeaoaogmknn
• Chrome extension #2 (VC GitHub Lookup — hover): https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/vc-github-lookup-%E2%80%94-startu/plgngijmloeljfkenecdkhiblcfcbblm
• JSON API: https://signals.gitdealflow.com/api/signals.json
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/data_nerd

License

MIT