Gorilla MCP vs Foundersignal MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Gorilla MCP and Foundersignal MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Gorilla MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: GORILLA_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: search, get_search, billing_status.

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Choose Foundersignal MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_discover_data, render_report, market_query.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Gorilla MCP opusforge Marketing	Foundersignal MCP carlosalvite Marketing
Summary	Lead discovery for solo SaaS founders. Searches Reddit, X, YouTube, and TikTok for posts where people describe a problem your product solves, ranks each by buying intent, and returns ranked leads. Includes findleads, draftoutreach, and planacquisitionfunnel for the full acquisition flow. Hosted, $0.99 per run. Install: npx -y github:opusforge/gorilla-mcp. Sign up: usegorilla.app.	Ask Claude what SaaS ideas are worth building. Aggregates revenue data, growth signals and pain points from AppSumo, TrustMRR, Product Hunt, Indie Hackers, Reddit and more.
Category & Scope

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opusforge-gorilla-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@usegorilla/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GORILLA_API_KEY": "YOUR_GORILLA_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "carlosalvite-foundersignal-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "foundersignal-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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