Industry Research MCP Server v1.0

Market Intelligence & Industry Research for AI Assistants by John Rippy | johnrippy.link

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

Source	Data Available
SEO News	Latest SEO trends, Google updates, industry news
Quora	Industry questions, expert answers, trends
Crunchbase	Company funding, leadership, investors
Clutch	Agency reviews, ratings, portfolios
G2	Software reviews, comparisons, ratings
GoodFirms	Company rankings, reviews, listings
Reddit	Industry discussions, sentiment, trends

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:

Event	Description	Price
actor-start	Base cost per run	$0.10
seo_news_fetched	Per news aggregation	$0.05
quora_researched	Per Quora research	$0.08
crunchbase_data	Per company lookup	$0.10
review_scraped	Per review platform	$0.05
reddit_researched	Per Reddit research	$0.05
market_intelligence	Per full report	$0.25

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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Keywords

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