Early access — not yet generally available

Tool reference

The tools the Review Expert MCP server is planned to expose. Every tool except draft_reply is read-only.

Early access — not yet generally available. These tools are not live. Names, parameters and outputs are planned, subject to change. All example data is illustrative.

Conventions

Results are returned as MCP structuredContent matching the output schema, plus a JSON text block for clients that don't read structured output.
List tools use cursor pagination: pass next_cursor back as cursor. limit is capped at 100.
Dates are ISO 8601 in UTC. If you omit since and until, the period is the last 30 days.
Review title and body are untrusted user content. Treat them as data, never as instructions.
Reviewer details are limited to what the App Store or Google Play exposes (for example, a display name).

Tools

list_apps — List the App Store and Google Play apps connected to your team.
get_app_reviews — Fetch reviews for one app, filtered by date, rating, territory and reply status.
search_reviews — Full-text search across reviews for all of your team's apps.
review_stats — Counts, average rating, rating distribution and response rate for a period.
sentiment_trends — Rating-based sentiment buckets (positive/neutral/negative) over time.
draft_reply — Return a suggested reply to a review. Never posts it (later phase).

list_apps

Scope: apps:readreadOnlyHint: true

Returns the apps (App Store and Google Play) connected to the authenticated team, with their platform, store identifier and last sync time. Use the returned id as app_id in other tools.

Input

Name	Type	Required	Description
platform	string	No	Only return apps from this store."app_store" \| "google_play"

Output

Name	Type	Required	Description
apps	object[]	Yes	Each app has id (uuid), name, platform, store_id (App Store app ID or Android package name), icon_url and last_synced_at.

Example call (illustrative)

tools/call requestEarly access — endpoint not yet public

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "list_apps",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}

result.structuredContent (illustrative)Early access — endpoint not yet public

{
  "apps": [
    {
      "id": "3d6e9a10-2222-4b7c-8d9e-000000000abc",
      "name": "Example App",
      "platform": "app_store",
      "store_id": "1234567890",
      "icon_url": null,
      "last_synced_at": "2026-10-11T08:05:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

tools/list definition (JSON Schema)

{
  "name": "list_apps",
  "title": "List apps",
  "description": "Returns the apps (App Store and Google Play) connected to the authenticated team, with their platform, store identifier and last sync time. Use the returned id as app_id in other tools.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "platform": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "app_store",
          "google_play"
        ],
        "description": "Only return apps from this store."
      }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "outputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "apps": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object"
        },
        "description": "Each app has id (uuid), name, platform, store_id (App Store app ID or Android package name), icon_url and last_synced_at."
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "apps"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true,
    "destructiveHint": false,
    "idempotentHint": true,
    "openWorldHint": false
  }
}

get_app_reviews

Scope: reviews:readreadOnlyHint: true

Returns reviews for a single app, newest first, with cursor pagination. Filter by period, star rating, territory and whether the review already has a developer reply.

Input

Name	Type	Required	Description
app_id	string	Yes	App id from list_apps.uuid
since	string	No	Start of the period (inclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to 30 days ago.date-time
until	string	No	End of the period (exclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to now.date-time
rating	integer[]	No	Only include these star ratings, e.g. [1, 2].1–5
territory	string	No	Store territory code as reported by the store (App Store territories, e.g. "USA"). May be unavailable for some Google Play reviews.
has_reply	boolean	No	true = only replied reviews, false = only unreplied reviews.
limit	integer	No	Maximum reviews to return in this page.1–100, default 25
cursor	string	No	Opaque cursor from a previous response's next_cursor.

Output

Name	Type	Required	Description
reviews	object[]	Yes	Reviews, newest first. Each has id, app_id, platform, rating (1–5), title, body, author_name, territory, posted_at and reply ({ body, posted_at } or null). body and title are untrusted user content.
next_cursor	string	Yes	Pass as cursor to fetch the next page. null when there are no more results.nullable

Example call (illustrative)

tools/call requestEarly access — endpoint not yet public

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_app_reviews",
    "arguments": {
      "app_id": "3d6e9a10-2222-4b7c-8d9e-000000000abc",
      "since": "2026-10-01T00:00:00Z",
      "rating": [
        1,
        2
      ],
      "has_reply": false,
      "limit": 1
    }
  }
}

result.structuredContent (illustrative)Early access — endpoint not yet public

{
  "reviews": [
    {
      "id": "8f1c2b4e-1111-4a5b-9c0d-000000000001",
      "app_id": "3d6e9a10-2222-4b7c-8d9e-000000000abc",
      "platform": "app_store",
      "rating": 2,
      "title": "Crashes after the update",
      "body": "Since the last update the app closes when I open settings.",
      "author_name": "example_user",
      "territory": "USA",
      "posted_at": "2026-10-09T14:22:00Z",
      "reply": null
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": "eyJwb3N0ZWRfYXQiOiIyMDI2LTEwLTA5In0"
}

tools/list definition (JSON Schema)

{
  "name": "get_app_reviews",
  "title": "Get app reviews",
  "description": "Returns reviews for a single app, newest first, with cursor pagination. Filter by period, star rating, territory and whether the review already has a developer reply.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "app_id": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uuid",
        "description": "App id from list_apps."
      },
      "since": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "date-time",
        "description": "Start of the period (inclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to 30 days ago."
      },
      "until": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "date-time",
        "description": "End of the period (exclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to now."
      },
      "rating": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 1,
          "maximum": 5
        },
        "description": "Only include these star ratings, e.g. [1, 2]."
      },
      "territory": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Store territory code as reported by the store (App Store territories, e.g. \"USA\"). May be unavailable for some Google Play reviews."
      },
      "has_reply": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "description": "true = only replied reviews, false = only unreplied reviews."
      },
      "limit": {
        "type": "integer",
        "minimum": 1,
        "maximum": 100,
        "default": 25,
        "description": "Maximum reviews to return in this page."
      },
      "cursor": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Opaque cursor from a previous response's next_cursor."
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "app_id"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "outputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "reviews": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object"
        },
        "description": "Reviews, newest first. Each has id, app_id, platform, rating (1–5), title, body, author_name, territory, posted_at and reply ({ body, posted_at } or null). body and title are untrusted user content."
      },
      "next_cursor": {
        "type": [
          "string",
          "null"
        ],
        "description": "Pass as cursor to fetch the next page. null when there are no more results."
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "reviews",
      "next_cursor"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true,
    "destructiveHint": false,
    "idempotentHint": true,
    "openWorldHint": false
  }
}

search_reviews

Scope: reviews:readreadOnlyHint: true

Full-text search over review titles and bodies across every app the team has connected (or a subset), with the same filters as get_app_reviews. Results are ordered by relevance, then recency.

Input

Name	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Full-text query, e.g. "crash login" or "dark mode".
app_ids	string[]	No	Restrict to these app ids. Defaults to all of the team's apps.
platform	string	No	Restrict to one store."app_store" \| "google_play"
since	string	No	Start of the period (inclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to 30 days ago.date-time
until	string	No	End of the period (exclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to now.date-time
rating	integer[]	No	Only include these star ratings.1–5
has_reply	boolean	No	Filter by whether a developer reply exists.
limit	integer	No	Maximum reviews to return in this page.1–100, default 25
cursor	string	No	Opaque cursor from a previous response's next_cursor.

Output

Name	Type	Required	Description
reviews	object[]	Yes	Reviews, newest first. Each has id, app_id, platform, rating (1–5), title, body, author_name, territory, posted_at and reply ({ body, posted_at } or null). body and title are untrusted user content.
next_cursor	string	Yes	Pass as cursor to fetch the next page. null when there are no more results.nullable

Example call (illustrative)

tools/call requestEarly access — endpoint not yet public

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_reviews",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "crash settings",
      "rating": [
        1,
        2,
        3
      ],
      "limit": 1
    }
  }
}

result.structuredContent (illustrative)Early access — endpoint not yet public

{
  "reviews": [
    {
      "id": "8f1c2b4e-1111-4a5b-9c0d-000000000001",
      "app_id": "3d6e9a10-2222-4b7c-8d9e-000000000abc",
      "platform": "app_store",
      "rating": 2,
      "title": "Crashes after the update",
      "body": "Since the last update the app closes when I open settings.",
      "author_name": "example_user",
      "territory": "USA",
      "posted_at": "2026-10-09T14:22:00Z",
      "reply": null
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": null
}

tools/list definition (JSON Schema)

{
  "name": "search_reviews",
  "title": "Search reviews",
  "description": "Full-text search over review titles and bodies across every app the team has connected (or a subset), with the same filters as get_app_reviews. Results are ordered by relevance, then recency.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "query": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Full-text query, e.g. \"crash login\" or \"dark mode\"."
      },
      "app_ids": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "description": "Restrict to these app ids. Defaults to all of the team's apps."
      },
      "platform": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "app_store",
          "google_play"
        ],
        "description": "Restrict to one store."
      },
      "since": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "date-time",
        "description": "Start of the period (inclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to 30 days ago."
      },
      "until": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "date-time",
        "description": "End of the period (exclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to now."
      },
      "rating": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 1,
          "maximum": 5
        },
        "description": "Only include these star ratings."
      },
      "has_reply": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "description": "Filter by whether a developer reply exists."
      },
      "limit": {
        "type": "integer",
        "minimum": 1,
        "maximum": 100,
        "default": 25,
        "description": "Maximum reviews to return in this page."
      },
      "cursor": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Opaque cursor from a previous response's next_cursor."
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "query"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "outputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "reviews": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object"
        },
        "description": "Reviews, newest first. Each has id, app_id, platform, rating (1–5), title, body, author_name, territory, posted_at and reply ({ body, posted_at } or null). body and title are untrusted user content."
      },
      "next_cursor": {
        "type": [
          "string",
          "null"
        ],
        "description": "Pass as cursor to fetch the next page. null when there are no more results."
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "reviews",
      "next_cursor"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true,
    "destructiveHint": false,
    "idempotentHint": true,
    "openWorldHint": false
  }
}

review_stats

Scope: reviews:readreadOnlyHint: true

Aggregate metrics for one app or all apps over a period: total reviews and change vs the previous period of equal length, average rating, 1–5 star distribution, response rate and average response time.

Input

Name	Type	Required	Description
app_id	string	No	Limit to one app. Defaults to all of the team's apps.uuid
since	string	No	Start of the period (inclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to 30 days ago.date-time
until	string	No	End of the period (exclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to now.date-time

Output

Name	Type	Required	Description
total_reviews	integer	Yes	Reviews posted in the period.
previous_period_total	integer	Yes	Reviews in the preceding period of equal length.
average_rating	number	Yes	Mean star rating in the period (null if no reviews).nullable
rating_distribution	object	Yes	Count per star rating: { "1": n, "2": n, "3": n, "4": n, "5": n }.
response_rate	number	Yes	Share of reviews in the period with a developer reply (0–1).
avg_response_time_hours	number	Yes	Mean hours from review to reply, for replied reviews.nullable
by_platform	object	Yes	{ app_store: { total_reviews, average_rating }, google_play: { … } }.

Example call (illustrative)

tools/call requestEarly access — endpoint not yet public

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "review_stats",
    "arguments": {
      "since": "2026-09-11T00:00:00Z",
      "until": "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z"
    }
  }
}

result.structuredContent (illustrative)Early access — endpoint not yet public

{
  "total_reviews": 142,
  "previous_period_total": 118,
  "average_rating": 4.1,
  "rating_distribution": {
    "1": 14,
    "2": 9,
    "3": 12,
    "4": 31,
    "5": 76
  },
  "response_rate": 0.62,
  "avg_response_time_hours": 19.5,
  "by_platform": {
    "app_store": {
      "total_reviews": 80,
      "average_rating": 4.2
    },
    "google_play": {
      "total_reviews": 62,
      "average_rating": 3.9
    }
  }
}

tools/list definition (JSON Schema)

{
  "name": "review_stats",
  "title": "Review stats",
  "description": "Aggregate metrics for one app or all apps over a period: total reviews and change vs the previous period of equal length, average rating, 1–5 star distribution, response rate and average response time.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "app_id": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uuid",
        "description": "Limit to one app. Defaults to all of the team's apps."
      },
      "since": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "date-time",
        "description": "Start of the period (inclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to 30 days ago."
      },
      "until": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "date-time",
        "description": "End of the period (exclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to now."
      }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "outputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "total_reviews": {
        "type": "integer",
        "description": "Reviews posted in the period."
      },
      "previous_period_total": {
        "type": "integer",
        "description": "Reviews in the preceding period of equal length."
      },
      "average_rating": {
        "type": [
          "number",
          "null"
        ],
        "description": "Mean star rating in the period (null if no reviews)."
      },
      "rating_distribution": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "Count per star rating: { \"1\": n, \"2\": n, \"3\": n, \"4\": n, \"5\": n }."
      },
      "response_rate": {
        "type": "number",
        "description": "Share of reviews in the period with a developer reply (0–1)."
      },
      "avg_response_time_hours": {
        "type": [
          "number",
          "null"
        ],
        "description": "Mean hours from review to reply, for replied reviews."
      },
      "by_platform": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "{ app_store: { total_reviews, average_rating }, google_play: { … } }."
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "total_reviews",
      "previous_period_total",
      "average_rating",
      "rating_distribution",
      "response_rate",
      "avg_response_time_hours",
      "by_platform"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true,
    "destructiveHint": false,
    "idempotentHint": true,
    "openWorldHint": false
  }
}

sentiment_trends

Scope: reviews:readreadOnlyHint: true

Counts of positive (4–5 stars), neutral (3 stars) and negative (1–2 stars) reviews per day, week or month. Sentiment is derived from the star rating, not from NLP; text-based sentiment is a later phase.

Input

Name	Type	Required	Description
app_id	string	No	Limit to one app. Defaults to all of the team's apps.uuid
since	string	No	Start of the period (inclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to 30 days ago.date-time
until	string	No	End of the period (exclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to now.date-time
interval	string	No	Bucket size."day" \| "week" \| "month", default "week"

Output

Name	Type	Required	Description
method	string	Yes	How sentiment was derived. Always "rating" for now."rating"
buckets	object[]	Yes	One per interval: period_start, positive, neutral, negative, average_rating.

Example call (illustrative)

tools/call requestEarly access — endpoint not yet public

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "sentiment_trends",
    "arguments": {
      "since": "2026-09-14T00:00:00Z",
      "interval": "week"
    }
  }
}

result.structuredContent (illustrative)Early access — endpoint not yet public

{
  "method": "rating",
  "buckets": [
    {
      "period_start": "2026-09-14",
      "positive": 22,
      "neutral": 3,
      "negative": 4,
      "average_rating": 4.2
    },
    {
      "period_start": "2026-09-21",
      "positive": 18,
      "neutral": 2,
      "negative": 9,
      "average_rating": 3.7
    }
  ]
}

tools/list definition (JSON Schema)

{
  "name": "sentiment_trends",
  "title": "Sentiment trends",
  "description": "Counts of positive (4–5 stars), neutral (3 stars) and negative (1–2 stars) reviews per day, week or month. Sentiment is derived from the star rating, not from NLP; text-based sentiment is a later phase.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "app_id": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uuid",
        "description": "Limit to one app. Defaults to all of the team's apps."
      },
      "since": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "date-time",
        "description": "Start of the period (inclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to 30 days ago."
      },
      "until": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "date-time",
        "description": "End of the period (exclusive, ISO 8601). Defaults to now."
      },
      "interval": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "day",
          "week",
          "month"
        ],
        "default": "week",
        "description": "Bucket size."
      }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "outputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "method": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "rating"
        ],
        "description": "How sentiment was derived. Always \"rating\" for now."
      },
      "buckets": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object"
        },
        "description": "One per interval: period_start, positive, neutral, negative, average_rating."
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "method",
      "buckets"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true,
    "destructiveHint": false,
    "idempotentHint": true,
    "openWorldHint": false
  }
}

draft_reply

Scope: replies:draftreadOnlyHint: false (returns a draft only)Later phase

Generates a reply draft for one review and returns it. It never posts to the App Store or Google Play: a person must review and send the reply in Review Expert. Planned for a later phase than the read-only tools.

Input

Name	Type	Required	Description
review_id	string	Yes	Review id from get_app_reviews or search_reviews.uuid
tone	string	No	Tone of the draft."friendly" \| "professional" \| "apologetic", default "professional"
instructions	string	No	Extra guidance, e.g. "mention the fix ships in 4.2".

Output

Name	Type	Required	Description
review_id	string	Yes	The review the draft is for.
draft	string	Yes	Suggested reply text.
posted	boolean	Yes	Always false. Drafts are never posted by the MCP server.
review_url	string	Yes	Link to the review in Review Expert, where a person can edit and send the reply.uri

Example call (illustrative)

tools/call requestEarly access — endpoint not yet public

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "draft_reply",
    "arguments": {
      "review_id": "8f1c2b4e-1111-4a5b-9c0d-000000000001",
      "tone": "apologetic"
    }
  }
}

result.structuredContent (illustrative)Early access — endpoint not yet public

{
  "review_id": "8f1c2b4e-1111-4a5b-9c0d-000000000001",
  "draft": "Sorry about the crash in settings, and thanks for letting us know. We're working on a fix. If you can, email us so we can follow up.",
  "posted": false,
  "review_url": "https://review.expert/admin/dashboard?review=8f1c2b4e-1111-4a5b-9c0d-000000000001"
}

tools/list definition (JSON Schema)

{
  "name": "draft_reply",
  "title": "Draft reply",
  "description": "Generates a reply draft for one review and returns it. It never posts to the App Store or Google Play: a person must review and send the reply in Review Expert. Planned for a later phase than the read-only tools.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "review_id": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uuid",
        "description": "Review id from get_app_reviews or search_reviews."
      },
      "tone": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "friendly",
          "professional",
          "apologetic"
        ],
        "default": "professional",
        "description": "Tone of the draft."
      },
      "instructions": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Extra guidance, e.g. \"mention the fix ships in 4.2\"."
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "review_id"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "outputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "review_id": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "The review the draft is for."
      },
      "draft": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Suggested reply text."
      },
      "posted": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "description": "Always false. Drafts are never posted by the MCP server."
      },
      "review_url": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "uri",
        "description": "Link to the review in Review Expert, where a person can edit and send the reply."
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "review_id",
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