`startup_oracle_evaluate`

Pack: startup-oracle · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/startup-oracle/mcp

Evaluate a startup idea. Returns a brutal verdict, number of pivots required, a funny comparable, a realistic YC rejection reason, and the actual TAM (always $4 trillion).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "idea": "An AI-powered platform that uses machine learning to optimize supply chain logistics for mid-market e-commerce businesses",
  "have_you_talked_to_users": false,
  "is_it_uber_for": false,
  "vc_buzzword_count": 4
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/startup-oracle/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"startup_oracle_evaluate","arguments":{"idea":"An AI-powered platform that uses machine learning to optimize supply chain logistics for mid-market e-commerce businesses","have_you_talked_to_users":false,"is_it_uber_for":false,"vc_buzzword_count":4}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('startup_oracle_evaluate', {
  "idea": "An AI-powered platform that uses machine learning to optimize supply chain logistics for mid-market e-commerce businesses",
  "have_you_talked_to_users": false,
  "is_it_uber_for": false,
  "vc_buzzword_count": 4
});

More examples

{
  "idea": "Uber for dog walking",
  "have_you_talked_to_users": true,
  "is_it_uber_for": true,
  "vc_buzzword_count": 7
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`verdict`	string	Brutal verdict on the startup idea
`pivots_required`	number	Number of pivots required
`funny_comparable`	string	Funny comparable startup or product
`yc_rejection_reason`	string	Realistic Y Combinator rejection reason
`tam`	string	Total addressable market (always $4 trillion)

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "verdict": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Brutal verdict on the startup idea"
    },
    "pivots_required": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of pivots required"
    },
    "funny_comparable": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Funny comparable startup or product"
    },
    "yc_rejection_reason": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Realistic Y Combinator rejection reason"
    },
    "tam": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Total addressable market (always $4 trillion)"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startup-oracle": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/startup-oracle/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

startup_oracle_evaluate