Perigon
Pull live news, company coverage, journalist profiles, and trending topics into agent workflows while validating a niche or drafting launch narratives.
Overview
com.mcparmory/perigon is an MCP server for the Idea phase that lets agents search real-time news articles, companies, journalists, and trending topics.
What is this MCP server?
- Search real-time news articles with filters your agent can refine in conversation
- Look up companies and map who appears in coverage around a topic or market
- Find journalists and outlets relevant to a launch or PR angle
- Surface trending topics to stress-test positioning before you build
- stdio MCP via uvx (PyPI) or Docker OCI package at version 1.0.3
- Server schema version 1.0.3
- 2 distribution packages: PyPI (uvx) and OCI Docker
- Transport: stdio only
Community signal: 25 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
You cannot trust static LLM knowledge when competitors, press cycles, and trending narratives change weekly.
Who is it for?
Indie builders doing niche research, competitive scanning, or launch messaging who already use MCP in Claude Code or Cursor.
Skip if: Teams that only need historical market charts or SEC filings without news context—use a finance-focused MCP instead.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent can ground ideation and validation copy in current news and entity data pulled through MCP tool calls.
- Agent-callable news and company search results
- Journalist and outlet lists for outreach planning
- Trending topic snapshots for positioning notes
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Journey fit
Perigon fits the Idea phase because solo builders need timely external signals—who is writing about what, which companies dominate headlines—before they commit to a product direction. Research is the canonical shelf: the server is built for discovery and competitive context, not for shipping code or operating production systems.
How it compares
MCP news-research integration, not a brainstorming or writing skill.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is com.mcparmory/perigon for?
Solo and indie builders who want their agent to query live news, companies, journalists, and trends during Idea-phase research inside MCP-enabled editors.
When should I use com.mcparmory/perigon?
Use it before you lock product scope—when validating demand, mapping competitors in the press, or drafting distribution angles that need current headlines.
How do I add com.mcparmory/perigon to my agent?
Add the server to your MCP config using stdio with uvx mcparmory-perigon 1.0.3 or the Docker image ghcr.io/mcparmory/perigon:1.0.3, then set any Perigon API keys your deployment requires.