Trends MCP - trend data MCP server for Claude, Cursor, VS Code & ChatGPT

The Trends API MCP server. Query Google, TikTok, Amazon, Reddit, YouTube, Steam, npm and 30+ trend sources in natural language from any MCP-compatible AI. Same data, same API key, no local install - it is a hosted remote server.

Get a free API key (100 req/mo): https://trendsapi.ai/#get-key · REST docs: https://trendsapi.ai/#quickstart

Connect in 30 seconds

The same API key powers the Trends API MCP server, so Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT and any MCP-compatible client can query this data in natural language.

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Cursor / Windsurf / Cline (~/.cursor/mcp.json or equivalent):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trendsapi": {
      "url": "https://api.trendsapi.ai/mcp",
      "transport": "http",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

VS Code / GitHub Copilot (.vscode/mcp.json):

{
  "servers": {
    "trendsapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.trendsapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trendsapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://api.trendsapi.ai/mcp", "--header", "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"],
      "env": { "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Claude.ai (browser): Settings -> Connectors -> Add custom connector -> https://api.trendsapi.ai/mcp

Then ask things like:

How did "creatine gummies" grow on TikTok vs Google over the last 12 months?
What is trending on YouTube right now?

What you can ask

Is "heatless curls" still growing on TikTok, or did it peak?
Compare 12-month growth of "creatine gummies" on Amazon vs Google.
What is trending on YouTube right now?
Which npm packages in the React ecosystem are gaining downloads fastest?

Tools

Coverage

Live feeds

How it works

This is a remote MCP server hosted at https://api.trendsapi.ai/mcp. There is nothing to run locally and nothing to update. Your API key goes in the Authorization header; every MCP client above handles it natively or through mcp-remote.

Prefer raw REST? The same key works on POST https://api.trendsapi.ai/api - see the main repo.

Links

• Docs & quickstart: https://trendsapi.ai/#quickstart
• llms.txt (machine-readable API reference): https://trendsapi.ai/llms.txt
• Pricing (free tier: 100 requests/month): https://trendsapi.ai/#pricing
• Get an API key: https://trendsapi.ai/#get-key

License

MIT - see LICENSE. Data is served by Trends API; usage of the API itself is subject to the plan limits on your key.