Connect from claude.ai or Claude Desktop
No API key needed — you sign in with your normal AppStorePulse account (Pro plan).
- Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- Name it AppStorePulse and paste the URL:
https://www.appstorepulse.com/api/mcp - Click Connect and sign in with your AppStorePulse account
Connect from Claude Code
Uses an API key — create one under Settings → API keys.
claude mcp add --transport http appstorepulse \
https://www.appstorepulse.com/api/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ak_live_your_key"Connect from Cursor / VS Code / Windsurf
Add this to your MCP config (e.g. ~/.cursor/mcp.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"appstorepulse": {
"url": "https://www.appstorepulse.com/api/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ak_live_your_key" }
}
}
}Things to ask once connected
- “How are my keyword rankings trending? Anything dropping I should worry about?”
- “What do users complain about in [competitor]'s reviews? Draft a comparison page.”
- “Which apps outrank me for my top keyword, and what do their listings do differently?”
- “Find an Emerging niche with low concentration and tell me what the top apps are missing.”
- “Any new apps launched in my category this month?”
Available tools
list_appsApps tracked in your workspace
get_appFull listing metadata for one app
list_keywordsKeywords with position, 7-day change, difficulty, volume
get_keyword_rank_historyDaily position history for a keyword
get_keyword_serpFull search results page for a keyword
list_competitorsTracked competitors with metadata
get_competitor_changesDetected listing changes (price, copy, screenshots…)
get_reviewsRaw reviews with AI sentiment, filterable
get_review_themesAggregated praise / pain points / feature requests
get_competitor_reviewsA competitor's raw reviews
get_competitor_review_themesA competitor's review themes
get_auditsListing audit scores and recommendations
get_category_rank_historyYour daily category-page positions
list_categoriesAll ~120 daily-crawled category pages
get_category_rankingsCurrent top apps on a category page
list_nichesNiche health leaderboard (score, classification, growth)
get_nicheNiche deep dive: verdict, top apps, trend, pricing
get_new_launchesNewly listed apps across the App Store
All tools are read-only and account-scoped, rate-limited at 100 requests / minute. The same data is available as a REST API.