Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks
REMOTE · MODEVC.COM
Evaluate startup distribution moat defensibility (Tier 1-5) and pre-seed valuation dispersion.
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Last scanned (22 hours ago)
Scores higher than 57% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 22 Oct 2026.
Category Finance and Payments
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security74
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability45
- 0% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Fail
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 416 tokens (~69/item across 6 items; 3 tools + 3 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management13
- Stability observed for 4 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 22 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 21 Oct 26 +1
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Tool “get_chart_data” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_distribution_moat_score” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_mode_vc_thesis_and_criteria” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: 58 → 69 ▼ functional
- Resource “Mode VC 38 Empirical Venture & AI Charts Index” was removed ▼ functional
- Resource “Mode VC Distribution Moat Thesis” was removed ▼ functional
- Resource “Mode VC Investor Atlas (3,650+ VC Firms & 13,000+ Partners)” was removed ▼ functional
- New resource “Mode VC Chart of the Day archive (42 charts)” functional
- New resource “Mode VC Investor Atlas: first 50 of 3,650 firms (use search_investors for the rest)” functional
- New resource “Mode VC investment thesis and criteria (JSON)” functional
- Server version: 2.0.2 → 2.1.0 functional
- “get_chart_data” reworded the description of “slug” cosmetic
- “get_distribution_moat_score” reworded the description of “acquisition_channels” cosmetic
- “get_distribution_moat_score” reworded the description of “business_model” cosmetic
- Tool “get_chart_data” changed its title: Get Full Chart Data & Sources → Get the Data Table and Sources for One Chart cosmetic
- Tool “get_distribution_moat_score” changed its title: Evaluate Distribution Moat Tier → Distribution Moat Score (rule-based heuristic) cosmetic
- Tool “get_mode_vc_thesis_and_criteria” changed its title: Mode VC Fund Thesis & Investment Criteria → Mode VC Investment Thesis and Criteria cosmetic
- 20 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 19 Oct 26 0
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 18 Oct 26 65
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 22 Oct 2026 · Probed https://modevc.com/api/mcp/benchmarks
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=modevc.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 6 Sept 2026 | 5 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 3cff3b2e50aabe341305e7e2252d83b4 |
| SANs: modevc.com, *.modevc.com | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of modevc.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| modevc.com. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://modevc.com/api/mcp/benchmarks | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://modevc.com/api/mcp/benchmarks | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://modevc.com/api/mcp/benchmarks |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
get_chart_data Get the Data Table and Sources for One Chart ~97
Returns one chart from the Chart of the Day archive: the data table behind it (rows as published), claim, takeaway, note and the sources it cites. Look up by slug or title. Data is as published on the chart page; follow source_urls for the original data.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | Chart slug or title, e.g. "pre-seed-valuation-dispersion", "ai-inference-cost-comparison" |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_distribution_moat_score Distribution Moat Score (rule-based heuristic) ~168
Rule-based 1 to 5 score of distribution defensibility, using only the acquisition channels you list and whether you have proprietary data or network effects. business_model is echoed back and does not change the score. It is a discussion aid built from Mode VC's published thesis, not a valuation, not an investment decision and not a prediction.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| acquisition_channels | array | yes | Key distribution channels. Channels containing hardware_bundle, network_lockin, viral_loop, system_default or native_integration raise the score. |
| business_model | string | yes | Primary business model (echoed, not scored) |
| has_proprietary_data_or_network | boolean | – | Does user activity generate compounding data or network lock-in? |
| product_name | string | yes | Name of the startup or product |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_mode_vc_thesis_and_criteria Mode VC Investment Thesis and Criteria ~48
Returns Mode VC's published investment parameters as stated on https://modevc.com/thesis: ticket size, geography focus, stage, core conviction and how to pitch.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks MCP server?
Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks is a hosted endpoint at https://modevc.com/api/mcp/benchmarks, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · modevc.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-modevc-valuation-benchmarks 'https://modevc.com/api/mcp/benchmarks'
What is the Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks MCP server?
Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.modevc/valuation-benchmarks. Evaluate startup distribution moat defensibility (Tier 1-5) and pre-seed valuation dispersion. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://modevc.com/api/mcp/benchmarks).
Is the Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks MCP server safe to use?
Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks scores 68 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks MCP server expose?
Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks exposes 3 tools: get_distribution_moat_score, get_chart_data, get_mode_vc_thesis_and_criteria. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 313 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks MCP server still maintained?
Mode VC Startup Distribution Moat & Valuation Benchmarks is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 22 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.