KWBuilds

Connect KWBuilds to your AI

KWBuilds runs a free, open MCP server. Add it to Claude or ChatGPT and ask your assistant about Kitchener-Waterloo startups and tech news directly. No account, no API key.

What is this?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) lets an AI assistant call live tools. The KWBuilds server gives your assistant read access to our directory of KW tech startups and our KW news feed, so it can search, look up, and summarize the local ecosystem for you in any chat.

Add the server

Claude Code (terminal)

Run this once, then start a new session:

claude mcp add --transport http kwbuilds https://kwbuilds.ca/api/mcp

Claude Desktop or claude.ai (web)

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Paste the server URL and save. Claude shows a one-click Connect step to authorize it. There's no account to create and no password, just approve and the KW tools appear.

https://kwbuilds.ca/api/mcp

Or edit the config file directly

Add KWBuilds to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kwbuilds": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://kwbuilds.ca/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

What you can ask

search_startups

“Show me KW startups that are hiring”

get_startup

“Tell me about a specific KW startup by its domain”

search_news

“What's the latest Waterloo funding news?”

list_news_sources

“Which publications does KWBuilds track?”

Browse it on the web too

Prefer to click around? The same data powers the public directory and news feed.

Startup directory KW tech news