Persistent web monitoring

Know first.
Act first.

Zipf gives your team a standing layer of external awareness. Define what matters once, then monitors scan on a schedule, track what changed, suppress noise, and deliver the signal to briefings, Slack, email, or webhooks.

Free to start · No credit card required

MCP setup

Choose your client

Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, or Cursor. Your last choice is remembered.

Command

OpenAI Codex CLI

Command

codex mcp add zipf --url https://api.zipf.ai/mcp

Runs the hosted MCP server and opens browser login.

OAuth login works in Claude Desktop, Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, and all MCP clients.

API — 1 credit
$ curl -X POST api.zipf.ai/v1/searches \
-d '{"query": "AI safety papers"}'

Search, crawl, ask, and monitor. 100 free credits/month.

Run more monitors. Read less noise.

Zipf is the execution and consumption layer for recurring questions about the outside world. It lets organizations run persistent monitors, compare what changed, and brief both humans and AI systems at the right level of abstraction.

The amount being read can grow by 100x to 1000x without forcing anyone to read 10x more. Monitors watch the web. Zipf turns that activity into signal the organization can actually use.

How it works

Describe what matters. Zipf handles the rest.

Zipf should read like an operating brief, not a feature catalog. The workflow starts with intent, keeps scanning in the background, and only interrupts your team when there is something worth acting on.

  • 01

    Set the monitor in plain English once.

  • 02

    Keep watch across the sources your team would normally check by hand.

  • 03

    Deliver structured signals only when something material changes.

01
Describe

Tell Zipf what to watch

Describe what matters in plain English — new leases in Dallas, funding rounds over $10M, competitor acquisitions. Your monitors scan on the schedule you set.

  • Plain English setup — no code required
  • Daily, weekly, or custom schedules
  • Checks dozens of sources automatically
02
Scan

They understand what changed

Your monitors extract the specific fields you need — company name, deal size, property address, broker. They detect meaningful changes, ignore noise, and deliver actual data — not a list of URLs.

  • Extracts the fields you define
  • Understands meaningful changes, ignores noise
  • Watches the pages your team would check manually
03
Signal

Signals delivered where you work

Know when a clinical trial moved to Phase II, not when a footnote changed. Signals arrive in Slack, email, or via webhooks. Your AI systems can pull and push context via MCP.

  • Slack, email, and webhook delivery
  • Only escalates meaningful changes
  • Filters noise with judgment, not just rules

Real signals

What teams monitor with Zipf

From lease announcements to funding rounds to competitor acquisitions, the output needs to be structured enough to brief humans and action systems without anyone digging through tabs.

These previews are the product, not decoration. The alert itself should carry enough context to move a team from monitoring to action.

Commercial Real Estate

Lease and sublease monitoring

Monitor industrial lease transactions and sublease announcements across target markets. Know before your competitors call.

  • Capture tenant, square footage, broker, and term in a single signal.
  • Escalate only when a deal changes market availability or pricing power.
Signal preview
Daily scan · 7:12 AM

Amazon signs 2.1M SF lease in Alliance

Broker: CBRE · Lease term: 10 years
Market impact: 2.1M SF absorbed in North Fort Worth

Routed to the DFW industrial briefing and leasing Slack channel

Source: Dallas Business Journal

Sales Intelligence

Biotech funding signals

Track biotech funding rounds above $10M. Alert when companies announce rounds with lead investors known for portfolio-wide platform purchases.

  • Flag rounds large enough to trigger outreach or account expansion.
  • Keep investor, modality, and company stage ready for downstream systems.
Signal preview
Hourly scan · 9:04 AM

Recursion closes $150M Series B led by Nvidia

Use case: AI-driven drug discovery · Late preclinical pipeline
Lead investor signal: Nvidia joined the round

Delivered to the biotech account coverage briefing

Source: BioPharma Dive

M&A Tracking

Home services roll-up tracking

Monitor acquisitions of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical companies by PE-backed platforms across the US.

  • Track target geography, employee count, and service line in the same alert.
  • Spot roll-up patterns before scattered deals become a visible thesis.
Signal preview
Morning scan · 6:47 AM

Sila Heating acquires ComfortPro HVAC in Denver

45 employees · Denver, CO
Service: HVAC residential + commercial footprint

Forwarded to the home services roll-up watchlist

Source: PE Hub

From monitoring to organizational awareness.

Deploy persistent monitors, keep your team current, and deliver only the changes that matter before your competitors see them.

Free to start · No credit card required

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Zipf AI - Persistent Web Monitoring for AI Agents