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The technical details of the TrendWatching connection: setup, tools, limits and troubleshooting.

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How the connection works.

Last updated: 2 November 2026

The technical details of ‘Your AI’, the TrendWatching MCP server that connects ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral and others to the TrendWatching Innovation Database. For what happens to your data, see Your AI privacy.

At a glance

  • Protocol: Model Context Protocol (MCP), remote server.
  • Server URL: https://mcp.trendwatching.com/mcp/customer
  • Sign-in: OAuth 2.1 with your TrendWatching account. No API keys to copy, store or share.
  • Access: read-only. It can search and read, never create, change or delete.
  • Scope: only what your account is entitled to see.
  • Plans: included with Pioneer and Enterprise.
  • Works with: ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral Vibe and other assistants that support custom connectors.

Connect

When your AI asks for an MCP server URL, paste the URL above. You’ll see a TrendWatching sign-in and consent screen. Approve it, and the TrendWatching tools appear in your AI. Click-by-click steps for each assistant are in Setup.

Tools

Your AI picks the right tool by itself, so you never have to name one.

  • get_started: a short tour of what the connection can do, with valid filter values.
  • search_innovations: search curated innovations by topic, keyword, industry, region or tag.
  • get_innovation: the full write-up of one innovation.
  • find_similar_innovations: the innovations closest in meaning to one you’re looking at.
  • show_innovations: shows innovations as visual cards or a list, right in your chat.
  • list_industries: industries and subindustries, from beauty and fintech to food and travel.
  • list_regions: the regions and countries where innovations were spotted.
  • list_tags: tags such as audience and season. One innovation can carry several.

Usage limits

  • Pioneer: up to 60 requests a minute.
  • Enterprise: up to 240 requests a minute.

The allowance resets every minute. Normal research stays well inside it; long automated loops are the usual cause of hitting it. If you do, wait a moment and ask again.

Security and data

The connection is read-only and uses OAuth 2.1. We never see your conversations, documents or files, we don’t store what you search for, we never use searches to train AI, and we don’t sell personal data. You can disconnect at any time in your AI’s settings. Full details are in Your AI privacy.

Troubleshooting

  • “This connector is for TrendWatching subscribers.” Sign in with the TrendWatching account that has Pioneer or Enterprise.
  • “Your TrendWatching subscription is not active.” Your subscription has ended. Renew it to reconnect.
  • “This requires a higher TrendWatching plan tier.” ‘Your AI’ comes with Pioneer and Enterprise. Upgrade inside the platform.
  • “TrendWatching is temporarily unavailable.” A short outage on our side. Try again shortly.

Still stuck? Email client_team@trendwatching.com.