How to Use the Founder Vision Prover MCP in Claude

Q: How do I install Founder Vision Prover in Claude Desktop?

Open your claudedesktopconfig.json file and add the server under the mcpServers key. Once you restart the desktop app, the validation tools are ready to use in your chat.

Q: Can I use Founder Vision Prover with Claude Desktop on multiple machines?

Yes, you can sync your claudedesktopconfig.json across machines to keep the validation tools active wherever you run the desktop app.

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Spot fake pain points in Claude Desktop

The `validate_founder_vision` tool forces Claude Desktop to audit the actual workarounds customers use today instead of accepting vague frustrations. You get an immediate reality check in your chat window on whether a startup has a real customer hack or just a phantom market. By running this MCP server locally through Claude Desktop, you can feed in raw user interview files and watch the model dissect manual spreadsheet workarounds. It strips away the pitch deck fluff to expose whether anyone actually cares enough to pay.

Calculate bottom-up TAM in Claude Desktop

The `validate_founder_vision` tool runs raw multiplication on reachable customers and contract value inside Claude Desktop, killing lazy top-down market sizing slides. It stops your desktop agent from hallucinating industry reports and forces a cold, hard math check on actual cohort numbers. When you plug this MCP Server into the Claude web interface as a custom connector, your agent calculates exact revenue limits. No more "1% of a $10B market" nonsense—just realistic, defensible numbers built on actual customer counts.

Audit cohort retention and distribution moats

The `validate_founder_vision` tool checks if a business model relies on a leaky bucket or a real $0 CAC distribution moat directly from your Claude Desktop chat. It rejects standard paid acquisition strategies and demands structural virality or product-led growth loops. Analyzing Month 3 cohort data against strict venture benchmarks inside Claude Desktop helps you spot retention death early. You instantly see if the startup physics are flawed before you waste time on a deeper diligence process.

Setup guide

Set up Founder Vision Prover MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Founder Vision Prover MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the Founder Vision Prover MCP configuration

Copy the JSON snippet on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under founder-vision-prover-mcp.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "founder-vision-prover-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Founder Vision Prover MCP in Claude Desktop

Open your claude_desktop_config.json file and add the server under the mcpServers key. Once you restart the desktop app, the validation tools are ready to use in your chat.

Yes, you can sync your claude_desktop_config.json across machines to keep the validation tools active wherever you run the desktop app.

Yes, when running locally through Claude Desktop, the server reads your local pitch data and raw interview notes. This lets you run deep audits without uploading private files to external servers.

The tool returns a REJECTED verdict with a breakdown of the specific economic failure. It highlights exactly where your CAC payback or cohort retention numbers break venture scale physics.

Your cohort metrics and financial inputs stay entirely on your local machine when using Claude Desktop's stdio transport. The V8 isolate sandbox ensures that no raw financial data leaks to external parties during execution.

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