# why mcp

The YESNO MCP server brings live prediction market intelligence directly into your AI workflow.

## What Is MCP

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, etc.) use external tools. Instead of copy-pasting data into a chat, the AI can directly call functions to fetch real-time data, run analysis, and interact with services.

## What This Means for You

With the YESNO MCP server connected, your AI assistant can:

* **Fetch live markets**: "What are the top prediction markets by volume right now?"
* **Analyze any market**: "Analyze the market on whether Bitcoin hits $150K by June"
* **Get quantitative signals**: "Show me the enriched signals for this market"
* **Check order books**: "How deep is the liquidity on this market?"
* **Track whale activity**: "What are the biggest trades in the last 24 hours?"
* **View leaderboards**: "Who are the top traders this week?"
* **Get news**: "What's the latest news relevant to this market?"
* **Check holders**: "Who are the biggest holders on this market?"

All of this happens in natural conversation. You ask questions, the AI calls the right tools, and you get structured analysis back.

## Use Cases

### Research Workflow

Ask Claude to compare multiple markets, identify sectors with unusual activity, or build a watchlist based on quantitative criteria.

### Trading Analysis

Get AI-powered analysis that combines live market data, news, and quantitative models in a single conversation.

### Monitoring

Set up automated checks: "Every morning, check if any market has moved more than 10% overnight and analyze the movers."

### Building on Top

Use the MCP tools programmatically to build dashboards, alerts, bots, or research tools that consume YESNO's intelligence layer.

## Architecture

{% hint style="info" %}
The server runs as a Vercel serverless function. It proxies to the same APIs that power the terminal, so you get identical data quality.
{% endhint %}

```
Your AI Tool (Claude, Cursor, etc.)
     │
     ├── MCP Protocol
     │
     ▼
YESNO MCP Server (/api/mcp)
     │
     ├── 8 tools (markets, analysis, signals, depth, whales, leaderboard, news, holders)
     ├── 2 resources (trending markets, sector overview)
     └── 2 prompts (analyze market, compare markets)
```


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