About the idea

SaudiMCP

An MCP server that answers Saudi-specific questions with cited, expert-vetted sources.

Back to the prototype

01The main idea

  • An MCP server that gives any AI agent vetted Saudi context: labor law, school calendars, holidays, Hijri dates and government procedures.
  • Every answer carries its source, drawn from official Saudi domains such as hrsd.gov.sa, moh.gov.sa and moe.gov.sa.
  • Answers are re-checked every week, and stale ones are pulled.
  • This site is the proof of concept: it tests demand with use cases, a freemium pricing table and a waitlist, while the MCP endpoint is listed as coming soon.

02The spark

Started on 2026-05-14

Build the PoC marketing site that proves the freemium business idea for a vetted-Saudi-context MCP service, Cloudflare-deploy-ready, mobile-first, bilingual EN/AR, with a stub /mcp endpoint so it can be listed on mcpservers.org.
  • The observation: generic assistants miss Saudi-specific questions, returning last year's school dates or making one up.
  • Three audiences were framed from the start: families, employees and students, each with concrete before-and-after examples.
  • On 2026-07-03 the Knowledge Workbench started building the verified knowledge model this endpoint would serve.

03Target audience

  • Families asking about school calendars, holidays, vaccination schedules and Absher procedures.
  • Employees asking about labor-law entitlements such as annual leave.
  • Students preparing for Qiyas requirements and scholarships.
  • Developers adding Saudi context to Claude Desktop, Cursor or Cline with a copy-paste config.

04The value

  • Answers an agent can cite, each linked to the official page it came from.
  • One endpoint covering the public information of several ministries.
  • Weekly re-checks keep answers current.
  • Freemium pricing: a free tier to try it, paid tiers for heavier use.

05Idea power score

Score
8 / 10
Worth
62 / 100
Tier
Powerful
Layer
data, rail
Flow of money or records1 of 2Owns the modeled records; money does not flow through it yet.
Others can build on it2 of 2API-first for agents: MCP is the surface others build on.
Network effect1 of 2A shared reference gains weight as more agents cite it.
Upstream, fast-deciding customer2 of 2Agent builders decide fast and need grounding from day one.
Better for the customer2 of 2No vetted Saudi-context endpoint exists today.
  • Suggested next move: Get one paying agent
  • Reason: Vetted Saudi context served to agents over MCP, with the Workbench building the claim model behind it. API-first for agents is the essay's explicit advice, no vetted Saudi-context endpoint exists, and it can propose the standard. The most power-shaped thing already running.
  • Scored on: 2026-09-14

Scored on five axes, 0 to 2 each, drawn from Paul Graham's essay "Making Startups Powerful". Worth = size of position × realizability.