Needtofind MCP Server

NeedToFind MCP server

NeedToFind is a reverse marketplace: instead of searching other people's listings, you post what you're looking for and the people who have it get in touch. This MCP server lets an AI assistant do that for you: post a wanted ad, search open ads, read and answer responses, and set up email alerts.

• Server URL: https://needtofind.app/mcp (remote, streamable HTTP)
• Auth: a personal access token from a free NeedToFind account
• Cost: free. No listing fees, no commissions.
• Also listed on: the official MCP Registry (app.needtofind/needtofind) and Smithery

This repository holds the documentation and registry metadata for the hosted server. The NeedToFind application itself is not published here.

Get a token

1. Create a free account at needtofind.app.
2. Open your profile page and create a token under API tokens (shown once; up to 10 per account).
3. Keep it private. Anyone with the token can act as you on NeedToFind. You can revoke it from the same page at any time.

Connect your client

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope user --transport http needtofind https://needtofind.app/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Any client that supports remote HTTP servers with custom headers

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "needtofind": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://needtofind.app/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

Some gateways reserve the Authorization header. The server also accepts the same token as X-NeedToFind-Token: YOUR_TOKEN, with or without a Bearer prefix.

Smithery

Install info-mw9d/needtofind from Smithery and paste your token when asked.

Clients that only support OAuth

Not supported yet. Connections use personal access tokens.

Tools

Every tool declares whether it is read-only, destructive or idempotent, so clients can decide when to ask you first. Tools that email other people (respond_to_want, reply_to_response) are described to the model as things to do only when you ask.

Limits

Privacy

• Ads are public. Responses and message threads are private between the buyer and that one seller.
• The server only acts as the account that owns the token.
• Details: Privacy Policy and Terms.

Example prompts

• "Search NeedToFind for a Marantz 2270 receiver."
• "What new wanted ads were posted in Boats since yesterday?"
• "Post a wanted ad for a Yanmar 3GM30 fuel injector, budget $200, in Key West, FL."
• "Did anyone respond to my injector ad? Summarize the replies."
• "Alert me when someone posts a want for vintage audio gear."

Support

Use the contact form at needtofind.app/contact.

NeedToFind is a project of Gray Penguin Development.