CONNECT APP
Build with VC Deal Flow Signal
Developer Tools
- API key
MCP
Give your agent VC Deal Flow Signal tools
Every VC Deal Flow Signal action is exposed as an MCP tool on Pipedream's remote server. Point a client at it with your end user's ID and Connect resolves that user's VC Deal Flow Signal account for each tool call — you store no tokens.
// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "vc_deal_flow_signal",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// e.g. run Find Startup by Name:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "vc_deal_flow_signal-find-startup",
arguments: {
startupName: "Startup Name",
},
})# access_token: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", # any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "vc_deal_flow_signal",
}
async with streamablehttp_client("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3", headers=headers) as (read, write, _):
async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
await session.initialize()
tools = await session.list_tools()
# e.g. run Find Startup by Name:
result = await session.call_tool("vc_deal_flow_signal-find-startup", {
"startupName": "Startup Name",
})API PROXY
Call the VC Deal Flow Signal API directly
For an endpoint with no pre-built tool, the Connect proxy forwards your request to the VC Deal Flow Signal API with the connected user's credentials attached. You store no tokens and write no refresh logic.
const resp = await pd.proxy.get({
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
accountId: "apn_xxxxxxx",
url: "https://signals.gitdealflow.com/api/signals.json",
})
// Any allowed VC Deal Flow Signal endpoint works here. Pipedream attaches the
// connected account's credentials to the outgoing request.# The path segment is the target URL, URL-safe base64 encoded:
# https://signals.gitdealflow.com/api/signals.json
curl "https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/proxy/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaWduYWxzLmdpdGRlYWxmbG93LmNvbS9hcGkvc2lnbmFscy5qc29u?external_user_id={external_user_id}&account_id=apn_xxxxxxx" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-H "x-pd-environment: production"SDK
Run VC Deal Flow Signal actions from your backend
Connect a user's VC Deal Flow Signal account once, then run Find Startup by Name on their behalf from your own code — TypeScript, Python, or plain HTTP.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "vc_deal_flow_signal-find-startup",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
vc_deal_flow_signal: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
startupName: "Startup Name",
},
})from pipedream import Pipedream
pd = Pipedream(
client_id="{oauth_client_id}",
client_secret="{oauth_client_secret}",
project_id="{project_id}",
project_environment="production",
)
result = pd.actions.run(
id="vc_deal_flow_signal-find-startup",
external_user_id="{external_user_id}", # any stable ID for this user in your system
configured_props={
"vc_deal_flow_signal": {"authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx"},
"startupName": "Startup Name",
},
)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "vc_deal_flow_signal-find-startup",
"configured_props": {
"vc_deal_flow_signal": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"startupName": "Startup Name"
}
}'TOOLS
VC Deal Flow Signal actions
On-demand operations your product or agent can configure and run on behalf of a connected user.
-
Find Startup by Name
actionLook up a single startup's full signal profile. Case-insensitive match on display name or GitHub org slug.Read-onlyv0.0.2 -
Get Engineering Signals
actionReturn every startup that emitted an engineering signal (deploy spike, infra buildout, framework migration, hiring burst). Optional filter by signal type.Read-onlyv0.0.2 -
Get Trending Startups
actionReturns the top startups by engineering acceleration this period — commit velocity, contributor growth, signal type. See docsRead-onlyv0.0.1 -
Search Startups by Sector
actionReturn every tracked startup in one of the 20 sectors, ranked by engineering acceleration.Read-onlyv0.0.1
EVENTS
VC Deal Flow Signal triggers
Event sources your backend can deploy for users and receive through a webhook.
-
New Engineering Signal
triggerEmit new event for each new (startup, signal type) pair. Dedupes byperiod + name + signalType. Optional filter by signal type.v0.0.1 -
New Trending Startup
triggerEmit new event for each new startup that enters the top 20 by engineering acceleration. Polls weekly. Dedupes byperiod + name.v0.0.1
REFERENCE
App details
Reference metadata for the VC Deal Flow Signal connector in the Pipedream registry.
- App slug
- vc_deal_flow_signal
- Authentication
- API key
- Categories
- Developer Tools
- Actions
- 4
- Triggers
- 2
- API proxy
- Available