# Alertedly > Alertedly is a competitive-intelligence service for startups and venture capital firms. Every week it researches each company a customer tracks across 13 public channels and turns the results into briefs, signals (raises, launches, pricing changes, hiring, leadership changes and more) and metrics. Customers read it in the dashboard, by email, in Slack (Pro), from AI assistants through an MCP server, or through a REST API. Data is weekly (ISO weeks starting Monday, UTC). Channels: press/news, website and blog, changelog, website changes, careers, LinkedIn, X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Meta ads, Reddit, USPTO trademarks. Careers, Meta ads, Reddit and trademarks are Pro and VC only. Plans: Starter $199/month (5 companies; no Reddit, hiring, Meta ads, Slack delivery or API + MCP). Pro $499/month (15 companies; adds Reddit, hiring, Meta ads, reports and audio in Slack, API + MCP). VC plans for firms tracking a portfolio and dealflow. Any account can request one free report. ## Developer docs - [Docs home](https://alertedly.com/docs): MCP server and REST API documentation. - [MCP server overview](https://alertedly.com/mcp): Server URL https://mcp.alertedly.com, sign-in, plans, channels, limits. - [MCP quickstart](https://alertedly.com/docs/mcp/quickstart): Setup for Claude, Claude Team/Enterprise, ChatGPT, ChatGPT workspaces, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Microsoft Copilot, VS Code. - [MCP tools reference](https://alertedly.com/docs/mcp/tools): The 16 tools, arguments, example prompts and responses. - [For VC firms](https://alertedly.com/docs/mcp/vc-firms): Firm rollout, scoping, roles, rate limits, audit log, example prompts. - [For startups](https://alertedly.com/docs/mcp/startups): Example competitor prompts. - [Security and data handling](https://alertedly.com/docs/mcp/security): Authentication, scoping, key management, audit logging, web content handling. - [Troubleshooting](https://alertedly.com/docs/mcp/troubleshooting): 401, 403, 429, "No data yet". - [REST API reference](https://alertedly.com/api): Base URL https://api.alertedly.com/api/v1, v1.6.0. - [OpenAPI spec](https://alertedly.com/docs/openapi.yaml): Machine-readable API spec. - [Changelog](https://alertedly.com/docs/changelog): MCP 3.0.0 and API 1.6.0 changes. - [Full text for LLMs](https://alertedly.com/llms-full.txt): Longer version of this file. ## Pages - [Home](https://alertedly.com/): Product overview and free report form. - [Pricing](https://alertedly.com/pricing): Starter and Pro plans. - [VC](https://alertedly.com/vc): Portfolio and dealflow intelligence for venture firms. - [Integrations](https://alertedly.com/integrations): Slack, email, AI assistants. - [Comparison](https://alertedly.com/comparison): Alertedly compared with other tools. - [About Us](https://alertedly.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://alertedly.com/contact) - [Support](https://alertedly.com/support) ## Legal - [Privacy Policy](https://alertedly.com/privacy-policy) - [Terms of Service](https://alertedly.com/terms-of-service) - [Compliance](https://alertedly.com/compliance)