> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://minds-1.gitbook.io/minds-mcp/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://minds-1.gitbook.io/minds-mcp/tools.md).

# Tool reference

The remote server is the source of truth for current schemas. This page describes the role of each core operation; always let the connected client inspect the live tool definition before constructing a call.

## Audiences

| Tool                      | Purpose                                                                    |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `list_groups`             | List saved audiences, segments, and persona collections.                   |
| `create_group_from_brief` | Build an evidence-grounded synthetic audience from a population brief.     |
| `ask_group`               | Ask, survey, or poll a single audience and receive per-respondent answers. |

## Panels and questions

| Tool                | Purpose                                                         |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `list_panels`       | List panels, studies, surveys, and focus groups.                |
| `create_panel`      | Create a panel or study around a research goal.                 |
| `ask_panel`         | Ask one focused question across a panel.                        |
| `get_panel_status`  | Check panel composition and progress on in-flight questions.    |
| `get_panel_summary` | Return a whole-study summary with semantic blocks and heatmaps. |

## Structured studies

| Tool                    | Purpose                                                                       |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `plan_panel_study`      | Draft a structured plan for multi-question studies, asset audits, or MaxDiff. |
| `run_panel_study`       | Execute a confirmed plan as a durable server-side run.                        |
| `get_panel_study`       | Check durable progress, outputs, and method calculations.                     |
| `list_research_methods` | List supported methods and their current execution status.                    |

## Study drafts

| Tool                | Purpose                                                                 |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `list_study_drafts` | List reusable draft study plans saved in the connected Minds workspace. |
| `save_study_draft`  | Save a study plan as a reusable draft before execution.                 |

## Export

| Tool           | Purpose                                          |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `export_panel` | Export panel results as PDF, CSV, XLSX, or JSON. |

## Discovery metadata

| Resource                          | URL                                                        |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Server card                       | `https://getminds.ai/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json`     |
| OAuth protected-resource metadata | `https://getminds.ai/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource` |
| MCP endpoint                      | `https://getminds.ai/mcp`                                  |

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