# VC Deal Flow Signal — Pipedream Connect

> Find breakout startups via GitHub momentum

- API slug: `vc_deal_flow_signal` (use in MCP headers and tool keys)
- Auth: API key (Pipedream-managed)
- Categories: Developer Tools
- Website: https://signals.gitdealflow.com
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/vc-deal-flow-signal
- Tools: 4 actions · 2 triggers

## Connect via MCP (recommended)

- Endpoint: `https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3`
- Headers: `Authorization: Bearer <token>` · `x-pd-project-id` · `x-pd-environment` · `x-pd-external-user-id` · `x-pd-app-slug: vc_deal_flow_signal`

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
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 accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_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",
  },
})
```

Docs: [MCP guide](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/mcp/developers.md)

## API proxy

For a VC Deal Flow Signal endpoint with no pre-built tool, the proxy forwards your request with the connected user's credentials attached.

```bash
# 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"
```

Docs: [API proxy guide](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/api-proxy.md)

## SDK

```ts
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",
  },
})
```

Docs: [Managed auth guide](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/managed-auth/quickstart.md) · [Tools guide](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/components.md)

## Actions (4)

### `vc_deal_flow_signal-find-startup` — Find Startup by Name (Read-only)

Look up a single startup's full signal profile. Case-insensitive match on display name or GitHub org slug.

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/vc-deal-flow-signal/actions/find-startup.md

### `vc_deal_flow_signal-get-engineering-signals` — Get Engineering Signals (Read-only)

Return every startup that emitted an engineering signal (deploy spike, infra buildout, framework migration, hiring burst). Optional filter by signal type.

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/vc-deal-flow-signal/actions/get-engineering-signals.md

### `vc_deal_flow_signal-get-trending-startups` — Get Trending Startups (Read-only)

Returns the top startups by engineering acceleration this period — commit velocity, contributor growth, signal type. See docs

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/vc-deal-flow-signal/actions/get-trending-startups.md

### `vc_deal_flow_signal-search-by-sector` — Search Startups by Sector (Read-only)

Return every tracked startup in one of the 20 sectors, ranked by engineering acceleration.

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/vc-deal-flow-signal/actions/search-by-sector.md

## Triggers (2)

### `vc_deal_flow_signal-new-engineering-signal` — New Engineering Signal (Polling)

Emit new event for each new (startup, signal type) pair. Dedupes by period + name + signalType. Optional filter by signal type.

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/vc-deal-flow-signal/triggers/new-engineering-signal.md

### `vc_deal_flow_signal-new-trending-startup` — New Trending Startup (Polling)

Emit new event for each new startup that enters the top 20 by engineering acceleration. Polls weekly. Dedupes by period + name.

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/vc-deal-flow-signal/triggers/new-trending-startup.md

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