Nicheiqs

Overview

Nicheiqs is an MCP server that scores market niches on a 0-100 scale by analyzing Reddit pain signals, Google Trends data, and competition levels. Any MCP-compatible AI assistant can call Nicheiqs tools directly during conversations or agent runs to evaluate niche viability and market potential.

The server runs locally via the npm package nicheiqs-mcp, which communicates over stdio. Installation uses npx -y nicheiqs-mcp and requires the NICHE_ENGINE_API_KEY environment variable for authentication. Version 1.0.0 is published under the MIT license with source code available at darylerivers/nicheiqs-mcp on GitHub.

Nicheiqs is categorized as a Development tool on mcp.site and integrates with MCP clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and Zed. If you maintain Nicheiqs, claim this listing to verify ownership and keep information current.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nicheiqs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nicheiqs-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NICHE_ENGINE_API_KEY": "<niche-engine-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires NICHE_ENGINE_API_KEY