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Thread Otter

By threadotter.com Verified namespace

Free buyer-thread finder, Reddit demand board + full GTM agent tools; try with no key.

WebsiteAI models & agents
Connect to Thread Otter
Checks passed
12 / 22

2 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
721 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
7

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 721 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name thread-otter.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 7 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 721 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 721 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    7 of 7 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    7 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-08-14T18:18:49.73977Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Thread Otter

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http thread-otter https://www.threadotter.com/api/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 7

competitor_complaints

Free live scan: this month's Reddit threads where people are complaining about a named product, asking for alternatives, or evaluating it. Classified by complaint-shaped language with the threads as receipts. Limited to 5 scans per day.

Discovered
demand_radar

Free weekly comparison of buyer demand on Reddit BY CATEGORY (startups, marketing, sales, dev & AI, services, ecommerce): where demand ran hottest this week, with top themes and thread receipts per category. Call with no arguments for the comparison, or pass a category key for its detail.

Discovered
find_buyer_threads

Free GTM demo: give it a product website URL and Thread Otter crawls the site, works out who its buyers are, and mines recent Reddit threads where those buyers are asking for something like it. Returns a report link; results are ready in ~2-3 minutes via get_demo_report. Limited to 2 runs per day.

Discovered
get_demo_report

Fetch the results of a find_buyer_threads run: top matched buyer threads with relevance scores, plus a link to the full report with reply drafts.

Discovered
get_started

How to connect Thread Otter: what this server does, the free tools available anonymously, trial signup, and API key setup. Works without authentication.

Discovered
reddit_demand_board

Free weekly board of what people keep asking for across 40 startup, marketing, sales, dev, and ecommerce subreddits: recurring pains, missing tools, and paying-shaped demand with real thread links. Call with no arguments for the cross-community leaderboard, or pass a community for its full breakdown.

Discovered
subreddit_rules

Free lookup of a subreddit's promotion posture from Thread Otter's community vetting data (2,000+ profiled subreddits): self-promo policy, link policy, and how to write for the room.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected721 ms7

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