Setup basics
Five minutes of orientation that saves an hour of guessing. There is deliberately no signup, no key, and no SDK to install.
The three routes
| Route | Best for | Entry point |
|---|---|---|
| REST API | Apps, scripts, no-code HTTP modules | https://neuronfeed.com/api/v1/startups |
| MCP | AI agents (Claude, MCP clients) | https://neuronfeed.com/api/mcp |
| RSS | Readers, alerting, Zapier RSS triggers | https://neuronfeed.com/news/rss |
Auth: none
All read endpoints are public. No key, no OAuth, no signup. CORS is open on GET, so browser-side calls work. If you later see a 401, you've hit an admin route by mistake — public paths all live under /api/v1/, /api/mcp, and /api/tools/.
Rate limits
- REST: 60 requests/minute/IP. Responses carry
X-RateLimit-LimitandX-RateLimit-Remaining; a 429 includesRetry-After. - AI-powered tool endpoints (e.g. Visual TL;DR) have their own daily quotas documented on each tool page.
Caching guidance
Directory data changes on a daily cadence, not real-time. Cache list responses for an hour or more; for "what's new" workflows poll once or twice a day using ?sort=newest and stop paging when you hit a slug you've already processed. See the new-startups feed for the exact pattern.
Stable identifiers
The slug is the stable key for every startup — profile URLs (/startups/<slug>), logo URLs (/api/logo/<slug>), and API records all share it. Store slugs, not names.
Next steps
- No-code: the Make recipe or Zapier recipe
- Code: the full API reference and quickstart guide
- Agents: MCP endpoint above, plus programmatic submissions
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