Fodda MCP Server

Expert-curated knowledge graphs for AI agents — PSFK Retail, Beauty, Sports and partner datasets via the Model Context Protocol.

Quick Start

Claude (Web — Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise)

⚡ Quick Connect: Use this Add to Claude quick link (replace YOUR_API_KEY and YOUR_EMAIL in the URL before pressing enter).

Manual Setup:

1. In Claude, go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2. Enter URL: https://mcp.fodda.ai/mcp?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&user_id=YOUR_EMAIL
3. Under Advanced settings — leave OAuth Client ID and Secret blank (Fodda uses API key auth, not OAuth)
4. Click Add — then start chatting with your Fodda knowledge graphs

Get your API key at app.fodda.ai → Account → MCP Integration.
Your API key starts with sk_live_...
Use the email address associated with your Fodda account for user_id.

Claude Code (CLI — SSE)

claude mcp add --transport sse fodda https://mcp.fodda.ai/sse \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Claude Enterprise

For Claude Enterprise with admin-managed connectors, your workspace admin can register the Fodda MCP server using the same Streamable HTTP endpoint (https://mcp.fodda.ai/mcp) via the Admin Console. See Enterprise MCP Setup for full details.

OpenAI (Responses API — Recommended)

Use OpenAI's native MCP support — no function definitions needed:

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

resp = client.responses.create(
    model="gpt-5",
    tools=[{
        "type": "mcp",
        "server_label": "fodda",
        "server_description": "Expert-curated knowledge graphs for retail, beauty, sports trends and earnings intelligence.",
        "server_url": "https://mcp.fodda.ai/mcp",
        "authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "require_approval": "never",
    }],
    input="What are the top emerging retail trends?",
)
print(resp.output_text)

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI();

const resp = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5",
  tools: [{
    type: "mcp",
    server_label: "fodda",
    server_description: "Expert-curated knowledge graphs for retail, beauty, sports trends and earnings intelligence.",
    server_url: "https://mcp.fodda.ai/mcp",
    authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    require_approval: "never",
  }],
  input: "What are the top emerging retail trends?",
});
console.log(resp.output_text);

Tip: To reduce latency with 30+ tools, use allowed_tools to filter: "allowed_tools": ["search_graph", "search_statistics", "brand_tracker"]

Legacy: If you're using chat.completions.create() with function calling, define a custom function that calls the Fodda REST API. See fodda.ai/connect for details.

Generic Streamable HTTP Client

Connect to the /mcp endpoint using HTTP POST (Streamable HTTP) with Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY:

https://mcp.fodda.ai/mcp

Gemini CLI

{
  "tools": [{
    "type": "mcp",
    "name": "fodda",
    "url": "https://mcp.fodda.ai/sse",
    "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
  }]
}

Generic SSE Client

Connect to https://mcp.fodda.ai/sse with an Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY header.

Available Tools

The Fodda MCP server exposes a rich suite of 30 tools to search, analyze, brainstorm, and visualize trends, expert-curated knowledge graphs, and corporate documents.

Discovery & Search

| Tool | Description | Deterministic | |------|-------------|:---:| | list_graphs | Discover available knowledge graphs, metadata, and routing instructions. | ✅ | | search_graph | Hybrid keyword + semantic search across curated graphs for trend clusters and evidence. | ❌ | | search_statistics | Search for specific quantitative metrics, indicators, and numeric data points. | ❌ | | search_insights | Search expert quotes, qualitative signals, and professional interpretations. | ❌ | | get_label_values | Discover valid values for a node label or category. | ✅ |

Traversal & Graph Operations

| Tool | Description | Deterministic | |------|-------------|:---:| | get_neighbors | Traverse from seed nodes to discover related concept nodes and links. | ✅ | | get_node | Retrieve detailed metadata, properties, and attributes for a single node by ID. | ✅ | | get_evidence | Retrieve source signals, articles, citations, and provenance for a trend or node. | ✅ | | discover_adjacent_trends | Find semantically similar trends to a given trend node. | ✅ |

Intelligence Domains

| Tool | Description | Deterministic | |------|-------------|:---:| | get_domain_intelligence | Search all PSFK curated domain graphs (retail, beauty, sports, fashion, consumer electronics, F&B) in parallel. | ❌ | | get_expert_intelligence | Query specialist industry graphs built by leading strategists and experts. | ❌ | | get_report_intelligence | Search institutional report insights from DHL, PwC, Delta, and other partners. | ❌ |

Earnings & Corporate Insights

| Tool | Description | Deterministic | |------|-------------|:---:| | get_earnings_intelligence | Query management commentary, business guidance, and Q&A from company earnings calls. | ❌ | | get_earnings_divergence | Detect deflections, gaps, and divergence between analyst concerns and executive responses in earnings calls. | ❌ |

Brand & Ideation

| Tool | Description | Deterministic | |------|-------------|:---:| | brand_tracker | Compile a comprehensive Brand Intelligence Profile across all knowledge graphs. | ❌ | | brainstorm_topic | Graph-powered brainstorm map discovering unexpected connections and adjacent territories. | ❌ |

Deep Research & Execution Agents

| Tool | Description | Deterministic | |------|-------------|:---:| | deep_research_topic | Launch an autonomous research session combining graphs with live web search. | ❌ | | check_research_status | Check progress or retrieve the final narrative report of a deep research job. | ✅ | | get_supplemental_context | Fetch macro context from up to 10 institutional data sources in a single query. | ❌ | | check_supplemental_status | Retrieve output from a supplemental context job. | ✅ |

Synthetic Analyst & Visualization

| Tool | Description | Deterministic | |------|-------------|:---:| | list_analysts | List available Synthetic Analyst expert personas. | ✅ | | consult_analyst | Engage a Synthetic Analyst persona to synthesize answers with specialized voice. | ❌ | | generate_visual | Generate branded SVG data visualizations (Cultural Shifts, Competitive Compass, Innovation Pathway, etc.). | ❌ |

Note on Dynamic Partner Skills: When partner skills (such as Paralogy or Igloo) are enabled for a user's account, additional specialized tools (e.g. paralogy_analyze_trends, ideation tools) are dynamically registered on the MCP server and made available automatically.

Note on System Utilities: The server also registers several helper and account management utilities (e.g., get_my_account, toggle_graph_preference, update_user_profile, manage_scheduled_reports, send_feedback) to allow the AI assistant to query subscription status, manage scheduled briefings, or save personalization settings directly.

Discovery Endpoints

| Endpoint | Description | |----------|-------------| | GET /mcp/tools | Full tool schemas, versions, and capabilities | | GET /health | Health check ({ "status": "ok" }) | | GET /.well-known/mcp.json | MCP server auto-discovery manifest |

Authentication

Preferred — HTTP header (used by the directory connection and all header-capable clients). Pass your Fodda API key as a Bearer token:

Authorization: Bearer sk_live_...

The server also accepts the key via an X-API-Key: sk_live_... header.

In MCP request _meta:

{ "_meta": { "authorization": "Bearer sk_live_..." } }

Fallback — URL query parameter. Some clients (e.g. the Claude.ai web custom connector UI) cannot set custom request headers. For those, the key may be passed as ?api_key=.... This is provided only for compatibility; prefer header-based auth wherever the client supports it, since URLs are more likely to be logged by intermediaries. The server never returns your API key in tool output.

Configuration

| Variable | Description | Default | |----------|-------------|---------| | PORT | HTTP server port (omit for stdio mode) | — | | FODDA_API_URL | Upstream API base URL | https://api.fodda.ai | | FODDA_MCP_SECRET | HMAC signing secret for API requests | — | | NODE_ENV | Environment (development / production) | production |

Build & Run

npm install
npm run build

# Stdio mode
npm start

# SSE mode
PORT=8080 npm start

Self-Hosting

• Docker: docker build -t fodda-mcp . && docker run -p 8080:8080 -e PORT=8080 fodda-mcp
• Cloud Run: ./deploy_cloud_run.sh
• Kubernetes: See deployment/k8s/
• Terraform: See deployment/terraform/

MCP Registry

This server is published to the Official MCP Registry as io.github.piers-fawkes/fodda.

# Verify listing
curl "https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers?search=io.github.piers-fawkes/fodda"

Privacy Policy

Full policy: https://www.fodda.ai/privacy

Summary of how the Fodda MCP server handles data:

• What we collect. Your Fodda API key (for authentication and billing) and the user_id/email associated with your Fodda account. Tool calls you make (queries, parameters, and the graphs/skills accessed) are processed to return results and may be logged for reliability, abuse prevention, and usage metering.
• How it's used and stored. Requests are proxied to the Fodda API (https://api.fodda.ai) over HTTPS. Session and account state is stored in Fodda's managed infrastructure. Your API key is transmitted only to authenticate your requests and is never returned in tool output.
• Third-party sharing. We do not sell your data. Query content may be processed by sub-processors strictly to deliver the service (e.g. model inference and transactional email providers). Partner "skills," when enabled by you, process only the queries you direct to them.
• Retention. Account and usage records are retained while your account is active and for the period required for billing, security, and legal obligations. See the hosted policy for specifics.
• Contact. Privacy questions: [email protected].

See the full hosted Privacy Policy for the complete, authoritative terms.

Support

• Email: [email protected]
• Account & API keys: app.fodda.ai → Account → MCP Integration
• Documentation: fodda.ai

To report a security issue, email [email protected] with "SECURITY" in the subject line.

License

Proprietary — fodda.ai