BuiltWith MCP - Technology Profiling for Hermes Agent¶

BuiltWith MCP connects your AI agent to the BuiltWith technology profiling database - find out what any website is built with. Identify tech stacks, ecommerce platforms, analytics tools, hosting providers, and hundreds of other technologies at scale.

What It Does¶

BuiltWith MCP gives your agent the ability to profile any website's technology stack:

Technology lookup - Discover every technology a site uses (200+ categories)
Ecommerce detection - Identify Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, and custom carts
Analytics & marketing - See what analytics, ad pixels, email tools, and CRMs are installed
Hosting & infrastructure - Detect CDNs, DNS providers, SSL certificates, and hosting platforms
Competitive intelligence - Profile competitor tech stacks at scale to identify trends

Quick Setup¶

Prerequisites¶

BuiltWith account: Sign up at builtwith.com
BuiltWith API key: Available on paid plans

Add to Hermes Agent¶

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/builtwith/builtwith-mcp
cd builtwith-mcp
npm install

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "builtwith": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/builtwith-mcp/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "BUILTWITH_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Key Capabilities¶

Tool	Description
`lookup_domain`	Get full technology profile for a domain
`lookup_technologies`	List all technologies detected on a site by category
`get_ecommerce_platform`	Identify the ecommerce platform and version
`get_analytics_tools`	List analytics, tracking, and marketing pixels
`get_hosting_info`	Detect hosting provider, CDN, DNS, and SSL issuer
`get_cms`	Identify content management system
`get_similar_sites`	Find sites using similar technology stacks
`search_by_technology`	Find sites that use a specific technology

Use Cases for Business Operators¶

1. Lead Qualification¶

Score prospects by their tech stack before outreach:

Agent prompt: "I have a list of 200 DTC brands. For each, check BuiltWith:
What ecommerce platform? Are they on Shopify Plus? What email tool?
What analytics? Score them 1-5 based on tech stack sophistication.
Priority targets: Shopify Plus + Klaviyo + triple-digit employee count."

2. Competitive Tech Stack Analysis¶

Map your competitors' technology choices:

Agent prompt: "Profile the top 10 competitors in our space. Build a matrix:
ecommerce platform, CMS, analytics, email, CRM, CDN, A/B testing tool.
What patterns do you see? Who's most technologically advanced?
Who's still on outdated platforms?"

3. Platform Migration Targets¶

Find companies on legacy platforms ready for an upgrade:

Agent prompt: "Find 50 US-based ecommerce sites still running Magento 1
or WooCommerce without a modern CDN. These are prime migration targets -
they have revenue (Magento) but their tech stack is holding them back."

4. Partnership & Integration Discovery¶

Identify integration opportunities:

Agent prompt: "Search BuiltWith for all sites using Klaviyo that DON'T
have a reviews widget. Cross-reference with Shopify stores doing
$10M+ revenue (via employee count proxy). These are integration
targets for our reviews plugin."

Integration with CorpusIQ¶

BuiltWith MCP + CorpusIQ = complete market intelligence:

CorpusIQ CRM connector → enrich leads with tech stack data automatically
CorpusIQ email connector → find decision-maker emails for tech-profiled targets
AI agent → build targeted outreach lists: "Find all Shopify Plus stores using Klaviyo and Recharge, with 50+ employees, in the beauty vertical"
CorpusIQ database connector → store tech profiles for trend analysis over time

This turns competitive research from "manually check each competitor" to "profile 500 sites and give me the 20 best targets."

Pricing¶

BuiltWith MCP: Open source, free
BuiltWith API: Plans start at $295/month (Basic), $495/month (Pro), $995/month (Team)
Free tier: Limited lookups - sufficient for testing, not for production use

Limitations¶

BuiltWith API is paid - budget for production use ($295+/month)
Technology detection is not 100% accurate - some sites obfuscate their stack
API rate limits vary by plan - check your tier
Does not provide traffic or revenue data - tech profiling only

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