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The How It Spread MCP server,
connected in one click.

Viral precedents with sourced, dated spread timelines and a Spread Score. Each answer cites a case. Connect the official How It Spread MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor through gate — one gateway URL, no config files, security-checked.

Connect How It Spread free How it works

Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed

Use this server

Add How It Spread to your AI in one minute

Pick your client. Copy, paste, done — or let gate handle sign-ins and policies for you.

claude mcp add --transport http how-it-spread https://howitspread.com/api/mcp

Run in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

How It Spread · https://howitspread.com/api/mcp

What you can do

What your AI can do with How It Spread

Real prompts you can type the moment it's connected — no setup, no docs to read.

“Use “search_cases”: Search the How It Spread library of viral cases (films, products, memes, campaigns) by text, kind, mechanic or platform. Returns each case's.”

“Use “get_case”: One case: its dated spread timeline (seed, first amplifier, platform jumps, press, peak), Spread Score and citation. A free account reads ev.”

“Use “list_mechanics”: The closed vocabulary of spread mechanics, each defined, with how many cases use it.”

Security check

How secure is the How It Spread MCP server?

Every server in the gate directory has to pass the same four checks before your AI can touch it. Here's how How It Spread holds up.

✓ Verified directory serverHow It Spread · howitspread.com

Official endpoint

Operated by How It Spread (howitspread.com) at its documented MCP endpoint — not a third-party mirror or community re-host.

No sign-in needed

This server only exposes public data — no account and no credentials are involved when you connect.

Scanned before it goes live

gate checks every tool for prompt injection, hidden instructions, data-exfiltration hints, and over-broad permissions before the server is available through your gateway.

Watched for drift

If How It Spread adds or changes tools later, gate re-scans and alerts you — before your AI acts on the change.

Run the free scanner on How It Spread's server →

How it works

Connected in three steps

Connect your gate

Add one gateway URL to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client. One-time setup, about two minutes.

Pick How It Spread

Choose How It Spread in the gate directory. No sign-in needed.

Use it anywhere

How It Spread's tools are live in every AI client you've connected — with rules and logging built in.

Connect How It Spread free

Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed

Straight from the server

The actual tools How It Spread exposes

Fetched live from the official endpoint and re-checked daily by gate — not marketing copy.

search_cases — Search the How It Spread library of viral cases (films, products, memes, campaigns) by text, kind, mechanic or platform. Returns each case's

get_case — One case: its dated spread timeline (seed, first amplifier, platform jumps, press, peak), Spread Score and citation. A free account reads ev

list_mechanics — The closed vocabulary of spread mechanics, each defined, with how many cases use it.

Author

Who runs the How It Spread MCP server?

howitspread.com

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Server facts

The How It Spread MCP server at a glance

Endpointhttps://howitspread.com/api/mcp

Operated byHow It Spread (howitspread.com)

CategoryCommunity

Sign-inNone — public data only

Available in gateYes — one-click connect

Works withClaude, ChatGPT, Cursor & any MCP client

FAQ

Questions, answered

Is there an official How It Spread MCP server?

Yes — How It Spread operates its own remote MCP server at howitspread.com. gate connects you to that official endpoint and adds security scanning, per-tool access rules, and an activity log on top.

How do I connect How It Spread to Claude or ChatGPT?

Add gate's gateway URL to your AI client once, then pick How It Spread in the directory. No account or sign-in is needed. From then on, How It Spread's tools are available in every client you've connected to gate.

Do I need to host anything?

No. How It Spread runs the server, and gate is fully managed. You just connect one URL — there's nothing to install, deploy, or maintain.

Is the How It Spread MCP server safe to connect?

It's the vendor's official endpoint, and gate scans its tools for prompt injection and hidden instructions before it goes live, re-checks it whenever it changes, and lets you allow, block, or require approval for every single tool.