ASO toolkit launched

Sinecan has added a Model Context Protocol server to RespectASO, letting AI assistants call 19 App Store Optimization tools from inside chat. (respectaso.com) Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is a standard for connecting an AI assistant to outside software tools instead of relying only on text prompts. RespectASO says its server works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP-compatible clients. (modelcontextprotocol.io) (respectaso.com) RespectASO says the MCP server exposes 7 free tools and 12 Pro tools. The free set includes keyword search, multi-country opportunity scans, saved keyword history, app tracking and app name resolution; the Pro set includes an AI Niche Researcher and AI Competitor Analyzer. (respectaso.com) The core pitch is speed and consolidation. RespectASO says users can search keywords, compare competitors, scan 30 App Store countries and validate metadata in one workflow instead of moving between separate dashboards. (respectaso.com) App Store Optimization is the practice of improving an app’s title, keywords, description and market targeting so it ranks higher in App Store search. RespectASO says its free product scores keyword popularity and difficulty, estimates downloads, and shows the top 10 apps ranking for a term. (respectaso.com) (github.com) Sinecan is also using privacy as a selling point. The company says RespectASO runs locally on a Mac, uses Apple’s public iTunes Search API, requires no account or API key for the free version, and sends no telemetry or analytics to third parties. (github.com) (respectaso.com) The launch lands as MCP has become a common way for AI coding and productivity tools to reach external services through a single interface. In MCP’s own documentation, servers expose tools with defined inputs and outputs that an assistant can discover and call during a conversation. (modelcontextprotocol.io) RespectASO’s public GitHub repository shows the project is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license, while the company markets optional Pro features separately. The site positions the product against subscription ASO software, saying its free Mac app covers research features that often sit behind monthly plans elsewhere. (github.com) (respectaso.com) For iOS developers, the immediate change is practical: keyword research and competitor checks can now be done by asking an assistant for a country scan or a metadata review, then refining the results in follow-up prompts. That turns RespectASO from a standalone Mac utility into a tool layer inside the growing MCP ecosystem. (respectaso.com)