Buska

Buska MCP Server

Social listening and lead generation for AI agents.
Give Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client the ability to search public conversations across 30+ platforms, pull AI-scored buying signals, and qualify leads.

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Buska on Smithery Buska on Cursor Directory Buska in the official MCP Registry 6 agent skills

--- ## What is Buska? [Buska](https://www.buska.io) is a social listening tool built for **lead generation**, not brand reports. It monitors Reddit, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Hacker News, YouTube, Quora, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, GitHub and 20+ more platforms in near real time, detects people who are actively asking for a product or service, and scores every mention from 0 to 100 for buying intent and fit with your ideal customer profile. This repository documents the **Buska MCP server**, the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) endpoint that exposes all of that to AI agents. It is a **remote, hosted server**: nothing to install, nothing to run, sign in with OAuth 2.1 and your agent is connected. | | | |---|---| | **Endpoint** | `https://api.buska.io/mcp` | | **Transport** | Streamable HTTP | | **Auth** | OAuth 2.1 (browser login, no API key to paste) | | **Tools** | `search_mentions`, `get_signals`, `score_lead` | | **Works with** | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, claude.ai, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, any MCP client | | **Plans** | 7-day free trial (no card), then from $49/month | ## Where to find it - **Smithery**: [smithery.ai/servers/buska-io/buska-mcp](https://smithery.ai/servers/buska-io/buska-mcp) (one-click install for Claude, Cursor, VS Code and more) - **Cursor Directory**: [cursor.directory/plugins/buska-mcp](https://cursor.directory/plugins/buska-mcp) (MCP server + the 6 skills, "Add to Cursor") - **Official MCP Registry**: `io.buska/buska` ([registry entry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers?search=io.buska)) - **Skills**: `npx skills add Buska-io/buska-mcp` or browse [buska.io/skills](https://www.buska.io/skills) ## Quick start **Claude Code** (one line): ```bash claude mcp add --transport http buska "https://api.buska.io/mcp" ``` **Cursor / Windsurf / Claude Desktop / ChatGPT**: add a remote MCP server with the URL `https://api.buska.io/mcp` and sign in when prompted. Ready-made snippets are in [`examples/`](examples/) and a `.mcp.json` sits at the root of this repo for project-level configuration. Then try: > "Use Buska to find the 10 hottest buying signals for my keywords since yesterday, qualify each one against my ICP, and draft an opener for the top 3." ## Tools ### `search_mentions` Live search of one platform for a keyword. Returns posts with content, author, URL and engagement metrics. | Parameter | Type | Notes | |---|---|---| | `keyword` | string | 1 to 200 characters | | `platform` | enum | `twitter`, `reddit`, `linkedin`, `youtube`, `hackernews`, `bluesky`, `stackoverflow`, `medium`, `substack`, `github`, `devto`, `mastodon`, `quora`, `pinterest`, `facebook`, `instagram`, `tiktok`, `producthunt`, `g2` | | `limit` | number | 1 to 50, default 20 | ### `get_signals` The qualified buying signals Buska's engine already detected for **your** configured keywords, with the AI score and its reasoning. | Parameter | Type | Notes | |---|---|---| | `keyword` | string | optional filter | | `intent` | enum | `ACTIVE`, `COMPETITOR`, `PAIN`, `QUESTION`, `MENTION` | | `platform` | string | optional filter | | `minScore` | number | 1 to 10 | | `since` | ISO date | only signals after this date | | `limit` | number | 1 to 100, default 20 | ### `score_lead` Ask Buska to score any lead or post for buying intent and ICP fit. Full reference with response shapes: [buska.io/docs/mcp-server/tools](https://www.buska.io/docs/mcp-server/tools). REST alternative: [OpenAPI spec](https://www.buska.io/openapi.json) and [API docs](https://www.buska.io/docs/api/authentication). ## Agent skills (ready-made playbooks) The [`skills/`](skills/) folder contains six playbooks in the `SKILL.md` format, so you can install them with the skills CLI: ```bash npx skills add Buska-io/buska-mcp ``` | Skill | What your agent does | |---|---| | [find-leads-in-public-conversations](skills/find-leads-in-public-conversations/SKILL.md) | Daily shortlist of scored buying signals with a suggested opener per lead | | [daily-reply-shortlist](skills/daily-reply-shortlist/SKILL.md) | Picks the 5 conversations worth joining today and drafts a human reply for each | | [competitor-switch-alerts](skills/competitor-switch-alerts/SKILL.md) | Catches people complaining about a competitor or shopping for an alternative | | [qualify-leads-against-your-icp](skills/qualify-leads-against-your-icp/SKILL.md) | Runs any list of leads through `score_lead` and sorts hot / nurture / ignore | | [surface-buying-objections](skills/surface-buying-objections/SKILL.md) | Mines real objections and buyer vocabulary to rewrite your landing page | | [fill-your-crm-from-social](skills/fill-your-crm-from-social/SKILL.md) | Pulls, dedupes and qualifies signals, then routes them to your CRM | Each skill is also published as a page with examples at [buska.io/skills](https://www.buska.io/skills). ## Why an MCP server for lead generation? Most social listening tools count mentions. Buska finds buyers. Our own data shows why the two are different jobs: in a 60-day window of 451,903 public posts, only **1.4%** carried strong buying intent, Reddit produced **77%** of those hot posts, and LinkedIn had the highest buyer density of any social platform. The full study, with methodology and an open dataset, is at [buska.io/research/state-of-buying-intent-2026](https://www.buska.io/research/state-of-buying-intent-2026). An agent connected to Buska skips the noise: it asks for signals that are already scored, qualifies them against your ICP, and hands you the few conversations worth a reply. ## Machine-readable resources - `llms.txt`: https://www.buska.io/llms.txt - `llms-full.txt` (full site content): https://www.buska.io/llms-full.txt - Agent card: https://www.buska.io/.well-known/agent.json - Citation guidance for AI assistants: https://www.buska.io/agent-permissions.json - Registry manifest for this server: [`server.json`](server.json) ## FAQ **Is the server free to use?** The MCP server is included with every Buska account, including the 7-day free trial (no credit card). Paid plans start at $49/month. See [pricing](https://www.buska.io/pricing). **Does Buska post or reply on my behalf?** No. Buska never publishes to social networks for you. Skills draft replies and openers; you review and send them. **Does it monitor private groups or DMs?** No. Buska only reads public posts. **Do I need to run anything locally?** No. This is a remote server. The repository only holds documentation, configuration examples and the skills. **Where do I report a problem?** Open an issue here or email tristan@buska.io. ## License The documentation, examples and skills in this repository are released under the [MIT License](LICENSE). The Buska service itself is subject to the [terms of service](https://www.buska.io/terms).