Minds MCP server

What it does

Minds is a hosted MCP server that runs synthetic market research using AI-generated customer panels. It lets MCP clients such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor conduct concept testing, message testing, and segment comparison without leaving the assistant. The server builds audiences from population briefs grounded in web research, then runs structured studies and exports results in multiple formats.

• Create a synthetic audience from a population brief (e.g. 'enterprise IT buyers in fintech') and ask it questions to surface objections before a product launch.
• Run a structured multi-question study or MaxDiff exercise across a panel and export the results as PDF, CSV, XLSX, or JSON.
• Compare how different market segments react to ad copy, landing pages, or packaging concepts before committing to real-respondent fieldwork.

Tools this server exposes

Tool	Does
list_groups	List saved audiences, segments, and persona collections in the connected workspace.
create_group_from_brief	Build a synthetic audience from a population brief using deep web research to ground it in statistics and studies.
ask_group	Survey or poll a single audience and return per-respondent answers.
list_panels	List existing panels, studies, surveys, and focus groups.
create_panel	Create a panel or study from a stated research goal.
ask_panel	Ask one question across an entire panel.
get_panel_status	Check panel composition and live progress on an in-flight question.
export_panel	Export panel results as PDF, CSV, XLSX, or JSON.
plan_panel_study	Draft a structured research plan for multi-question studies, asset audits, or MaxDiff.
run_panel_study	Execute a confirmed study plan as a durable server-side run.
get_panel_study	Check progress, artifacts, and method calculations for a running durable study.
list_research_methods	List supported research methods and indicate which ones can currently execute.
get_panel_summary	Return a whole-study summary with semantic blocks and heatmaps.
list_study_drafts	List reusable study-plan drafts saved in the connected workspace.
save_study_draft	Save a study plan as a reusable draft before execution.

Before you enable it

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