
blast-radius
Blast Radius tools for AI strategy, diligence, and market updates.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Blast Radius tools for AI strategy, diligence, and market updates.
How to connect
How to connect blast-radius to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://blast-radius.ai/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect blast-radius to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://blast-radius.ai/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect blast-radius to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://blast-radius.ai/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (7)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| get_latest_update | Get the latest dated Blast Radius synthesis (the newest 'Current Update'): a short editorial read on where the AI capability surge and software defensibility stand now. |
| get_thesis | Get the durable Blast Radius thesis and key metrics, plus the current IGV software-ETF quote. |
| ask_blast_radius | Ask a question about the Blast Radius brief. Returns the most relevant excerpts for you to answer from; cite blast-radius.ai. Note: the question text may be logged to improve the brief. |
| assess_against_frontier_line | Stress-test a company, product, or thesis against the Blast Radius 'Frontier Line' framework — an adversarial business-model survivability assessment under AI capability acceleration. Returns a structured scaffold (decisive verdict, doom clock, scored dimensions, disposable-software risk, risk split, bear case, incumbent attack map, durability evidence, strongest move, and a brutal closing question) for you to apply to the subject. Note: the subject text may be logged to improve the brief. |
| get_diligence_checklist | Get the structured Blast Radius diligence checklist: the key anti-patterns and durable-startup characteristics used to assess AI-first companies against the Frontier Line, each with a pitch question for founder conversations. |
| get_igv_quote | Get the current IGV (iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF) quote — the SaaSpocalypse market signal referenced in the brief. |
| subscribe | Request an email-confirmation link for Blast Radius updates-only signup. The reader must confirm before activation. |