Industry Research MCP Server v1.0
Market Intelligence & Industry Research for AI Assistants by John Rippy | johnrippy.link
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MCP Server providing AI assistants with unified access to industry research, market trends, competitor analysis, and business intelligence through a single interface. SEO news aggregation, Quora insights, Crunchbase data, review platform aggregation, and Reddit discussions.
Supported Research Sources
MCP Tools Available
1. get_seo_news
Get latest SEO news and industry trends.
{
"tool": "get_seo_news",
"toolInput": {
"topics": ["google updates", "local seo", "ai search"],
"maxArticles": 20
}
}
2. research_quora
Research industry topics on Quora.
{
"tool": "research_quora",
"toolInput": {
"query": "best marketing automation tools 2025",
"maxResults": 15
}
}
3. get_crunchbase_data
Get company data from Crunchbase.
{
"tool": "get_crunchbase_data",
"toolInput": {
"companyName": "Anthropic",
"includeInvestors": true,
"includeFunding": true
}
}
4. get_clutch_reviews
Get agency reviews from Clutch.
{
"tool": "get_clutch_reviews",
"toolInput": {
"category": "seo-companies",
"location": "United States",
"maxResults": 20
}
}
5. get_g2_reviews
Get software reviews from G2.
{
"tool": "get_g2_reviews",
"toolInput": {
"productName": "HubSpot Marketing Hub",
"maxReviews": 25
}
}
6. get_goodfirms_reviews
Get company reviews from GoodFirms.
{
"tool": "get_goodfirms_reviews",
"toolInput": {
"category": "digital-marketing",
"location": "New York",
"maxResults": 15
}
}
7. analyze_industry_trends
Comprehensive industry trend analysis.
{
"tool": "analyze_industry_trends",
"toolInput": {
"industry": "Digital Marketing",
"timeframe": "6 months",
"includeSentiment": true
}
}
8. get_reddit_discussions
Get Reddit discussions on industry topics.
{
"tool": "get_reddit_discussions",
"toolInput": {
"subreddits": ["marketing", "SEO", "digital_marketing"],
"query": "AI marketing tools",
"maxPosts": 30
}
}
9. research_competitors
Research competitors in an industry.
{
"tool": "research_competitors",
"toolInput": {
"businessName": "Acme Agency",
"industry": "Digital Marketing",
"location": "Chicago",
"maxCompetitors": 10
}
}
10. get_company_contacts
Get company contact information and enrichment.
{
"tool": "get_company_contacts",
"toolInput": {
"companyName": "Example Corp",
"domain": "example.com",
"includeEmails": true
}
}
11. run_market_intelligence
Complete market intelligence report.
{
"tool": "run_market_intelligence",
"toolInput": {
"industry": "SaaS Marketing",
"includeTrends": true,
"includeCompetitors": true,
"includeNews": true
}
}
12. list_tools
Get a list of all available industry research tools.
{
"tool": "list_tools"
}
Use Cases
- Competitive Intelligence - Research competitors and market positioning
- Trend Analysis - Identify industry trends and emerging topics
- Review Aggregation - Collect reviews from multiple platforms
- Lead Research - Enrich company data for sales outreach
- Content Research - Find trending topics and questions
Pricing
This actor uses pay-per-event pricing:
Example costs:- SEO News: $0.10 + $0.05 = $0.15
- Market Intelligence: $0.10 + $0.25 = $0.35
- Competitor Research: $0.10 + $0.15 = $0.25
Integration with AI Assistants
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Add to your Claude configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"industry-research": {
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/localhowl~industry-research-mcp-server/runs",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
}
}
}
}
n8n / Make / Zapier
Use the Apify integration to call this actor with the desired tool and inputs.
Demo Mode
Set demoMode: true to test without actual API calls. Returns realistic sample industry research data.
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