Articos MCP launched yesterday and ended the day at #1. 327 upvotes and a wall of thoughtful comments.
For a bootstrapped team, that caught us off guard, especially in a field this strong. We launched the same day as some great teams, @opencode , @Fina @Kai, and the folks behind them, @thdxr, @clay_raterman, @jim_hartung. Good day for all of us
Big thanks to @chrismessina for hunting us again. The pre-launch calls shaped the whole thing, the story, the flow, the maker comment. Chris pushed us to lead with the actual value instead of just it s an MCP now, and that reframe is a big reason yesterday worked.
@chrismessina Yeah, that was the whole idea behind it. It was always useful, you’d just forget it was there when it lived in its own tab. Now it’s right in front of you while you work, so you actually use it. Means a lot having you hunt this with us.
So you can do A/B testing without doing A/B testing right?
@etienne_lescot1 Yeah :)
@etienne_lescot1 yes pretty much 😄 you get the read without needing the traffic or the wait. Not a replacement for a real test once you are live, but a gut-check on which way to go before you spend on it. You can signup for for free and can run 2 different test without any subscription. https://www.articos.com/
i am really into claude all day and bringing my buyers into my agent is just amazing but i wonder what would be the the quality and how close they are ?
@nabeel_cheema070795 Fair thing. We checked them against real research from Baymard and Nielsen Norman and the findings lined up about 86% of the time, close enough to catch most things before launch. Methodology’s here if you want the detail: https://www.articos.com/science-and-methodology
Can it also "look" at graphic illustrations?
@sellac for a landing page it will look to some extend along with the messaging. You should run a landing page test and see how it goes. You can run 2 test for free without any subscription https://www.articos.com/
@owais_khan22 alright, will explore. Thanks
@sellac perfect, let us know how it goes.
Just one question how does Articos measure it's 86 % of human accuracy?
@jitendra_bhatt Hi great ques - we have benchmarked against studies from NNg and Baymard - you can read more here: https://www.articos.com/science-and-methodology
@shaheergadit Sure I will check it Congratulations for securing no.1 position.
@jitendra_bhatt Valid question. We compared our articos research against published Baymard and Nielsen Norman research, same questions, and the findings matched ~86% of the time. Full methodology’s here if you want to dig in: https://www.articos.com/science-and-methodology
Congrats on Articos second launch @owais_khan22 🎉
The “test first, then ship” idea should be a rule for every landing page and ad campaign! Which use case is most popular so far with MCP users - headlines, ad comparisons, or finding the ICP?
@kate_ramakaieva Thanks Kate for your support!
we have seen MCP user test messaging alot because they are usually working inside Claude to come up with messaging. Now they just simulate their audience there and get feedback.
@kate_ramakaieva thx for supporting us today :)
about your question: mostly headlines and ad copy so far, by a lot. Thats where the spend and the risk sit, so people want to be sure before it’s live.
Congrats on the launch @owais_khan22
One use case I find particularly interesting is understanding Product Hunt founders.
For example, I did the following comperasion: first-time indie hackers, bootstrapped founders and funded startups, to understand how their goals and expectations.
Pretty solid output.
Are you planning any Slack integrations?
@byalexai Thanks Alex! Fan and fair critic since the last launch, appreciate that. And last time you asked for MCP, now Slack, MCP’s done, so let’s see what we can do about this one too. 😄 That founder comparison’s a sharp one, hadn’t thought of framing it that way.
@owais_khan22 can't wait to see what's next
@byalexai Thanks for your support Alex! Yes Slack is something we need to add as a integration.