The What Led To MCP server,
connected in one click.
Living, source-backed timelines of long-running events, with a quote and source per entry. Connect the official What Led To MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor through gate — one gateway URL, no config files, security-checked.
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Add What Led To 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 what-led-to https://whatledto.com/mcpRun in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.
What Led To · https://whatledto.com/mcp
What your AI can do with What Led To
Real prompts you can type the moment it's connected — no setup, no docs to read.
“Use “list_timelines”: Every timeline on the site with its topic, tags, entry count, date range, last update and a short summary. Start here to find the slug for g.”
“Use “get_timeline”: One timeline in full: TL;DR, dated entries newest first with sources and quotes, relations between entries, links to other timelines, what t.”
“Use “get_entry”: One dated entry in full: its summary, type, the parties it names, every source with the outlet, the publication date and the verbatim quote.”
“Use “get_party”: Everything the site records about one company, person or regulator across every timeline: its role on each, the parties it most often appear.”
How secure is the What Led To MCP server?
Every server in the gate directory has to pass the same four checks before your AI can touch it. Here's how What Led To holds up.
Official endpoint
Operated by What Led To (whatledto.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 What Led To adds or changes tools later, gate re-scans and alerts you — before your AI acts on the change.
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 What Led To
Choose What Led To in the gate directory. No sign-in needed.
Use it anywhere
What Led To's tools are live in every AI client you've connected — with rules and logging built in.
Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed
The actual tools What Led To exposes
Fetched live from the official endpoint and re-checked daily by gate — not marketing copy.
list_timelines — Every timeline on the site with its topic, tags, entry count, date range, last update and a short summary. Start here to find the slug for g
get_timeline — One timeline in full: TL;DR, dated entries newest first with sources and quotes, relations between entries, links to other timelines, what t
get_entry — One dated entry in full: its summary, type, the parties it names, every source with the outlet, the publication date and the verbatim quote
get_party — Everything the site records about one company, person or regulator across every timeline: its role on each, the parties it most often appear
search_entries — Find dated entries across every timeline by keywords, party id, timeline slug and date range. Every keyword must match (title, summary, part
upcoming — Scheduled dates the timelines are watching — earnings, rulings, launches, rule deadlines — each with why it matters, the timeline it belongs
ask — Answer a why/how question as a chain: an ordered set of dated, sourced entries from the timelines with one line on why each led to the next,
Who runs the What Led To MCP server?
The What Led To MCP server at a glance
https://whatledto.com/mcpQuestions, answered
Is there an official What Led To MCP server?
Yes — What Led To operates its own remote MCP server at whatledto.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 What Led To to Claude or ChatGPT?
Add gate's gateway URL to your AI client once, then pick What Led To in the directory. No account or sign-in is needed. From then on, What Led To's tools are available in every client you've connected to gate.
Do I need to host anything?
No. What Led To runs the server, and gate is fully managed. You just connect one URL — there's nothing to install, deploy, or maintain.
Is the What Led To 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.
Is it free?
Yes — you can get started with gate for free and connect What Led To in minutes. No credit card required.
Connect more than just What Led To
Every server below works through the same gateway URL — connect once, add tools anytime.
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