How It Spread

com.howitspreadPublished by howitspread.comOfficial publisherv1.2.2Updated Oct 24, 2026

Viral precedents with sourced, dated spread timelines and a Spread Score. Each answer cites a case.

VerifiedStreamable HTTPWeb executable

Overview

How It Spread's hosted MCP server (howitspread.com), published by howitspread.com; no sign-in required; Streamable HTTP; 3 tools.

No AI overview yet: these facts come from the registry entry and the server itself.

Publisher
howitspread.com
Endpoint
howitspread.com
Last checked

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open How It Spread in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/com.howitspread%2Fhowitspread/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "how-it-spread": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://howitspread.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

3

search_cases

Search viral cases

Search the How It Spread library of viral cases (films, products, memes, campaigns) by text, kind, mechanic or platform. Returns each case's Spread Score, dates, platforms, mechanics, an image URL and the case URL to cite.

Parameterskindlimitquerymechanicplatform

get_case

Read a case

One case: its dated spread timeline (seed, first amplifier, platform jumps, press, peak), Spread Score and citation. Fields that need sign-in come back locked, with the case URL where the full record is.

Parametersslugrequired

list_mechanics

List spread mechanics

The closed vocabulary of spread mechanics, each defined, with how many cases use it.

Takes no parameters.

Version history

3
  1. v1.2.2LatestOct 22, 2026
  2. v1.2.0Oct 20, 2026
  3. v1.1.0Oct 19, 2026

Score

83% of the applicable checks met

How complete this listing is, computed from the registry entry, the endpoint and public sources. Not a rating of the server and not a statement that it is safe or working today: reachability is a dated check, and no installs or reviews go into the score.

  • Reached in the last 30 daysRequired25 pts
  • Auth declaredRequired10 pts
  • Tools listedRequired15 pts
  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts

    Declare a GitHub repository with a README, or serve resource_documentation in the OAuth protected-resource metadata.

  • LicenseNot applicable

    A hosted service is used under its provider's terms, so no license is expected here. This check is left out of the percentage.