Foundaree

Search real people by skill, city and availability: plumbers, developers, co-founders and more.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Search real people by skill, city and availability: plumbers, developers, co-founders and more.

    How to connect

    How to connect Foundaree to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://foundaree.com/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. 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 Foundaree to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://foundaree.com/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. 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 Foundaree to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://foundaree.com/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. 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 (14)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    my_bookingsList the booking requests people sent to the signed-in user: who asked, what they need, when, and whether it is still waiting for an answer. Use it when the user asks what is waiting on Foundaree, who wants to book them, or what they have not answered yet. Needs the user to have connected their Foundaree account. Lead with the ones still waiting, and offer to answer them with respond_to_booking.
    respond_to_bookingAnswer one booking request sent to the signed-in user. Get the id from my_bookings first. Always read the request back to the user and get a clear yes before calling this: it is their answer to a real person, not yours. Accepting does not arrange a time — the user still has to call them — so say that.
    my_connection_requestsList the connection requests waiting for the signed-in user, and the ones they sent that are still pending. Use it when the user asks who wants to connect, or what is waiting on Foundaree. Offer to answer them with respond_to_connection.
    respond_to_connectionAnswer one connection request sent to the signed-in user. Get the id from my_connection_requests first. Tell the user who it is and what they wrote, and get their yes before calling this. Declining removes the request quietly; the other person is not told they were declined.
    set_my_availabilityChange the signed-in user's availability on their Foundaree profile: available (free for work now), open_to_offers (working, but will listen), or not_looking. This is public and it changes who finds them in search, so confirm with the user before calling it. Useful when they say they have finished a job, are fully booked, or want to be found again.
    find_and_askHand the whole errand to Foundaree: "find me a plumber in Kochi for Saturday morning". Foundaree searches, ranks the way its website does (people free now first), sends a booking request to the best one to three, and reports who was asked. Use this instead of search_people + request_appointment when the user wants it sorted rather than a list to choose from. Needs the user’s OWN name and phone number, which they gave you, and their clear yes before calling: real people will be contacted. Each person asked calls the user back if they can take it; nothing is confirmed until they do, so say that. Keep the returned errandId and use check_errand later to see who said yes. No account needed.
    check_errandCheck on an errand started with find_and_ask: which of the people asked have accepted, declined or not answered yet. Use it when the user asks "did anyone get back to me?". Someone who accepted will call the user on the number they gave; Foundaree does not arrange the time.
    search_peopleSearch public Foundaree profiles by free-text query and/or structured filters; give at least one. Free-text matches name, headline, bio, location, skills, experiences and projects. Each result carries `services` (what the person offers with prices), `languages`, `serviceAreas` (areas they cover) and `workingHours` (one entry per day, 24-hour HH:MM) when they gave them, so you can compare before booking. Each result has `updatedAt`, when the person last edited their profile: prefer recent ones when details matter, and say so when a profile is old. Among equally good matches, recently updated profiles rank a little higher. Structured filters: location (substring), area (neighbourhood substring; also matches the areas a person says they cover), language (a language they work in, e.g. Malayalam), workType (exact: local_service = blue-collar, hands-on work; professional = white-collar work), category (comma-separated trades/professions, OR semantics), availability (exact: available, open_to_offers, not_looking, unspecified), skills (comma-separated, AND semantics), lookingFor (comma-separated, AND semantics). Only the first 100 results can be paged through (offset + limit ≤ 100); add filters to narrow the search. Among people who fit equally well, founding members (Foundaree's first 150 members, `foundingMember`) come first; a better match always ranks higher. Returns JSON with a `results` array of structured people summaries. Results never include phone numbers or emails: use get_person for one profile's public contact details. Each answer has two views: the text content is the JSON described above, and the structured content is a profile-card list (`people`, `total`, `query`). In apps that support MCP Apps (ChatGPT, Claude) the cards render as Foundaree profile cards. A person with `foundareeRole` ("founder" or "team") is part of Foundaree's own team; only Foundaree sets it.
    match_peopleRank public Foundaree profiles against a list of required skills — use when the user describes a need ("a co-founder who knows React and has sold to enterprises", "a dentist in Pune", "someone to rewire my kitchen in Kochi") rather than searching for a known person. Give the required skills as `skills` (or describe the need in `q`; skill terms are then derived from it and `q` also narrows candidates by full text). location, area, workType, category, availability and lookingFor are hard filters; the skills only score: score = matched ÷ required (0–1), where a listed skill counts 1 and a term found in the person's category or lookingFor counts ½. Someone with 3 of 5 skills still appears, below someone with 5; ties break on availability (available first), then founding members (Foundaree's first 150 members), then recency. When nobody matches a single skill, the filtered candidates come back with score 0 and `fallback: true` instead of an empty list. Returns JSON with `items` (each: `person`, `score`, `matchedSkills`, `missingSkills`, `profileUrl`), `total`, `requiredSkills` and `fallback`. Each answer has two views: the text content is the JSON described above, and the structured content is a profile-card list (`people`, `total`, `query`). In apps that support MCP Apps (ChatGPT, Claude) the cards render as Foundaree profile cards. A person with `foundareeRole` ("founder" or "team") is part of Foundaree's own team; only Foundaree sets it.
    get_personRetrieve the full public profile for a username, including skills, experiences, projects, `services` (what they offer with prices: name, price in whole currency units or null for "ask", currency, per job/hour/day/visit/session/month, from = starting price, note), `licence` (a registration number Foundaree's admin looked up on its public register, e.g. a doctor's NMC number: body, number, checkedAt; only once verified, and then "licence" is also in `verifiedBy`), and the phone, WhatsApp and contact email (`phone`, `whatsapp`, `contactEmail`) when the person made them public. `workProof`, when at least one kind is proven, is a count, not a score: "Proof: `proven` of `total`" over GitHub, website and LinkedIn (LinkedIn has no proof yet), with the facts of each proven one: `github` (public facts of a GitHub account they proved is theirs by signing in with it: repos, stars, followers, top languages, last push, and when Foundaree read them) and `website` (their website links back to this profile). `person.updatedAt` is when they last edited the profile. Returns structured JSON with `success`, `found` and `person` fields. Each answer has two views: the text content is the JSON described above, and the structured content is a profile-card list (`people`, `total`, `query`). In apps that support MCP Apps (ChatGPT, Claude) the cards render as Foundaree profile cards. A person with `foundareeRole` ("founder" or "team") is part of Foundaree's own team; only Foundaree sets it.
    search_organizationsSearch public company and organization pages on Foundaree by name, what they do, or city: "design studios in Kochi", "a clinic in Pune", "startups building for farmers". Use it when the user needs a company or team rather than one person. Returns JSON with `items` (each: `username`, `name`, `description`, `website`, `location`, `pageUrl`) and `total`. Foundaree is new, so there may be few or none: say so rather than guessing. A company's open roles come from search_opportunities.
    search_opportunitiesSearch public openings on Foundaree: jobs, freelance work, internships, projects, co-founder and advisory roles. Use it when the user is looking for work or a role ("React jobs in Bengaluru", "a co-founder role in fintech", "internships in design"), or asks what a company is hiring for. Matches the title, description, city and skills. Only open listings are returned unless `includeClosed` is true. Returns JSON with `items` (each: `username`, `title`, `type`, `companyUsername`, `location`, `description`, `skills`, `status`, `listingUrl`, `companyUrl`) and `total`. People apply on the listing page on Foundaree; this tool does not apply for anyone. Foundaree is new, so there may be few or none: say so rather than guessing.
    create_profile_draftStart a Foundaree profile for the user. Use it only when the user asks to join Foundaree, to be listed on it, or to create their own profile. Fill in only details the user gave about THEMSELVES: never about someone else, and never guess. Only `name` is required. Nothing is published: this saves a private draft and returns one link (finishUrl). The user opens it, checks the profile, signs in and taps Publish; until then nobody can find it. Show the user the link. It works once, for 7 days. Nobody is emailed or texted.
    request_appointmentSend a booking request to one person on Foundaree, for the user: "book this plumber for Saturday morning", "ask this dentist for an appointment". Use it only when the user asked to book or contact that person, and only with the user's OWN name and phone number, which they gave you: never guess or reuse another number. Before calling, tell the user what you will send and to whom, and get their yes. The person sees the request on Foundaree and by email, and calls the user back on that number if they can take it; nothing is confirmed until they do, so say that to the user. Find the username with search_people or match_people first. One open request per phone number and person; a few per number a day.