Devfolio MCP

🤔 What is MCP?

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol - a protocol that securely streams relevant personal or app-specific data to AI models, helping them respond with deeper context and awareness.

In this case, it allows you to connect your Devfolio account to any MCP-compatible AI tool (like Cursor, VS Code extensions, or Claude) using a simple JSON configuration. This means the AI can understand things like your Devfolio profile, projects, and hackathon activity only if you allow it.

🧠 Unlock Devfolio's MCP AI — Step-by-Step Guide

✨ Step 1: Enter

Head to devfolio.co and click on your avatar in the top-right corner. From the dropdown, click Account Settings.

🧪 Step 2: Join the Beta Club

In the left sidebar, find the tab labeled Beta. Click it, and hit Join Devfolio Beta.

🤖 Step 3: Find the "MCP" Gateway

Once you've joined the Beta program, a new tab magically appears just below — called MCP. Click it: https://devfolio.co/settings/mcp

🔐 Step 4: Configure the MCP

Inside the MCP tab:

• Generate your API Key
• Copy the auto-generated JSON config

🧩 Step 5: Connect an AI Agent

Take your JSON config and paste it into a compatible MCP AI client like Cursor or any other that supports streamable HTTP MCP servers.

• Open Your IDE
  • Launch your preferred editor (VS Code, Cursor, etc.).
  • Make sure the MCP-compatible plugin/extension is installed.
• Open the Command Palette
  • Press Cmd + Shift + P (Mac) or Ctrl + Shift + P (Windows/Linux).
  • Type: MCP → select Add MCP Server (or equivalent).
• Paste Your Config
  • Paste the JSON config you copied from Devfolio MCP Tab.
  • It should look like this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devfolio": {
      "url": "https://mcp.devfolio.co/mcp?apiKey=XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX"
    }
  }
}

Example: Cursor IDE configured with Devfolio MCP

💬 Step 6: Talk to Your Devfolio AI!

Here are some good sample questions to ask the AI:

• What is my username?
• Analyze and summarize the prizes for the hackathonName hackathon.
• Which prizes from the hackathon are most relevant to my project?
• Analyze my project, and create a submission for the hackathonName hackathon.
• Update the tagline of my project projectName to be more impactful.