Hundreds of sources, read fast.
AI research covers far more ground than a person can in a day. That’s what it’s for.
Find out who else does this before the investor asks.
Startup due diligence before the pitch: who else does it and who funded them, prior art, the three strongest attacks on your idea, and a verdict on what survives. 24 to 72 hours. Every source linked; every finding checked by a person.
LIVE
Turnaround · 24 to 72 hours1
Sources · Every one linked
Findings · Checked by a person
1 Source · marklode.com · as of
§01 / Core sample
Four layers. One verdict.
We drill through your market layer by layer, until we hit something solid.
Sample report · EXAMPLE — not a real brief
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Layer 01 · Landscape · Finding F-1.2
Who else is here.
Two funded companies already sell this to the same buyer. Company A is venture-backed; Company B is bootstrapped and profitable. Neither serves practices under 20 seats.
Sources · [1] Company A funding announcement · [2] Company B pricing page
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Layer 02 · Prior art · Finding F-2.1
What’s already been claimed.
A granted patent covers the matching step, not the scheduling step. A 2023 paper describes the same method in public. Don’t pitch the matching as new.
Sources · [3] Patent record, claim 1 · [4] Conference paper, section 3
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Layer 03 · Hostile review · Attacks 1–3
The three strongest attacks.
- 1. “An incumbent ships this as a feature.” Lands.
- 2. “Buyers won’t switch mid-contract.” Partly lands.
- 3. “The data isn’t available.” Does not land.
Sources · [5] Incumbent changelog · [6] Buyer contract terms · [7] Public dataset
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Layer 04 · Verdict · What survives
What survives.
The niche survives: small practices that neither company serves. The general pitch does not. Lead with the niche and name Company A before the investor does.
Checked by a personEvery finding above carries its link in the report
§02 / How a report is made
Machine speed. Human sign-off.
A person checks every finding.
Nothing reaches your report on a model’s word alone. Each finding carries a link to where it came from.
Public sources only.
NDA on request. Your brief is deleted on request.
Know before you spend, not after.
Not legal, patent or investment advice. A clear read on the ground before you pay for any of those.
§03 / The census
We counted the public MCP registry.
Marklode keeps a monthly census of the public MCP registry: every listing, deduplicated into the servers behind it. A free verify API gives an existence check and a transparent 0–100 score made of fixed, published rules.
Registry entries156,1112
Servers behind them45,1562
With no public repo13,383(29.6%)2
2 Source · Marklode MCP registry census, October 2026 recount · as of VERIFIED
Sorted for reading: servers with a public repo first, then those without. Rounded to the nearest 100.
§04 / The Line
What it does. What it never claims.
What it does
- Maps who else does it, and who funded them.
- Finds prior art: patents, papers and products that got there first.
- Argues the three strongest attacks on your idea.
- Gives a verdict on what survives, in 24 to 72 hours.
- Counts the public MCP registry from listing metadata.
What it never claims
- It is not legal, patent or investment advice.
- It does not use non-public sources.
- No finding reaches you on a model’s word alone.
- It never contacts, probes or pings an MCP server.
§05 / Evidence
On the record.
- LIVE
Marklode is live and taking briefs at marklode.com.
Source · marklode.com · as of - VERIFIED
Turnaround: 24 to 72 hours.
Source · marklode.com · as of - VERIFIED
156,111 public MCP registry entries counted.
Source · Marklode MCP registry census, October 2026 recount · as of - VERIFIED
45,156 distinct servers behind them, after deduplication.
Source · Marklode MCP registry census, October 2026 recount · as of - VERIFIED
13,383 servers (29.6%) with no public source repository.
Source · Marklode MCP registry census, October 2026 recount · as of - VERIFIED
A sample report, in full, before you brief us.
Source · marklode.com/sample · as of
Briefing / Q&A
Briefing: common questions
What is startup due diligence before pitching investors?
It is finding out who else does this before the investor asks. Marklode drills through your market in four layers and hands back a verdict in 24 to 72 hours, with every source linked and every finding checked by a person.
What is in a Marklode report?
Four layers. Landscape: competitors, adjacent players and who funded them. Prior art: patents, papers and products that got there first. Hostile review: the three strongest attacks on your idea. Verdict: what survives. See a sample report.
How is Marklode different from asking an AI model?
A model gives you a list; Marklode gives you a verdict. AI research covers hundreds of sources fast, then a person checks every finding, and nothing reaches your report on a model’s word alone.
What if my idea is already taken?
The report will say so plainly, and it will show the narrower part that isn’t taken, which is often the part worth building.
Is Marklode legal or patent advice?
No. It is not legal, patent or investment advice, and it is not a freedom-to-operate opinion. It is a clear read on the ground before you pay for any of those.
What do I send, and is it confidential?
Two to five sentences: the idea, the customer, today’s alternatives, competitors you know, and whether you plan to raise, file or build. No deck needed. Public sources only, NDA on request, and your brief is deleted on request.
How many MCP servers are there?
Marklode’s October 2026 recount of the public MCP registry found 156,111 registry entries, which deduplicate to 45,156 distinct servers. 13,383 of them (29.6%) have no public source repository.
What is the Marklode MCP registry census?
A monthly count of the public MCP registry: every listing, deduplicated into the servers behind it. Metadata only; no MCP server is ever contacted, probed or pinged. Live totals are at api.marklode.com.
Recon Before the pitch. Before the attorney.
Send us the idea. Get back the ground truth.
Public sources only. NDA on request. Your brief is deleted on request.