# Painbase (painbase.io)

Turns public complaints from Hacker News, app stores, GitHub issues and TabNews into scored product ideas and agent build specs.

- Atlas card: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/painbase.io
- Site: https://painbase.io
- For: Founders and indie builders choosing a product idea from public user complaints
- Categories: dev
- Use 0/100 · alive 100/100

## Used for

- Find product ideas in complaints on Hacker News and app stores
- Check whether an idea is worth building by asking real communities
- Generate a build spec and interview script for a chosen idea

## Price

- from 9.99 USD/month, no free plan (read 2026-10-26 on https://painbase.io/pricing)

## For developers

- API docs: https://painbase.io/developer
- MCP server: io.painbase/painbase (namespace; auth on 2026-10-26)
- Read 2026-10-26

## MCP server, measured daily

Server: https://painbase.io/mcp, checked every day since 2026-10-26 (1 checks).

- Answered: measuring, 1 daily checks so far
- Median first answer: 567 ms
- Sign-in: OAuth (the client signs the user in)
- Method: https://inite.ai/en/atlas/mcp/report

## Your data

- Certifications stated: none
- Read 2026-10-26

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Source: INITE Atlas, https://inite.ai/en/atlas/painbase.io. JSON: https://inite.ai/api/atlas/painbase.io. MCP: https://inite.ai/api/mcp (atlas_lookup).