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MCP server for the AI Tool Directory — search 2,000+ AI tools, compare them, and check whether a tool is still active, d
MCP server for the AI Tool Directory — a live, human-edited catalog of 2,000+ AI tools. Lets any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, agent frameworks) query the catalog mid-task instead of guessing from a frozen training cut.
The headline tool is check_tool_status: whether an AI tool is still alive. It's the one fact LLMs reliably get wrong — models keep recommending products that shut down months ago. This server answers it from the directory's AI Graveyard, a maintained dataset of 150+ defunct and acquired AI tools, and suggests live alternatives when a tool is dead.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
search_tools | Hybrid semantic search across the catalog — by keyword, use case, or category. |
get_tool | Full profile of one tool: pricing, features, editorial verdict, last human-verified date. |
check_tool_status | Is this tool active, deceased, or acquired? Date + cause if it shut down, plus live alternatives. |
find_alternatives | Curated alternatives to a tool; live replacements if it's defunct. |
compare_tools | Side-by-side comparison of two tools, with the editor's head-to-head verdict when one exists. |
list_tools | Top-rated active tools for a category or job role, optionally filtered by pricing. |
Read-only, no API key, no signup.
The server is also available as a remote MCP (Streamable HTTP) — point your client at:
https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"tooldirectory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "tooldirectory-mcp"]
}
}
}
Or with Claude Code:
claude mcp add tooldirectory -- npx -y tooldirectory-mcp
Use the same stdio command: npx -y tooldirectory-mcp.
docker build -t tooldirectory-mcp .
docker run -i tooldirectory-mcp
This package is a thin stdio front-end over the canonical hosted endpoint at tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp, where the search (Meilisearch hybrid semantic) and catalog logic live. Tool schemas are declared locally, so initialize and tools/list respond instantly with no network call; tools/call proxies to the hosted endpoint. Zero runtime dependencies.
Set TOOLDIRECTORY_MCP_ENDPOINT to override the upstream endpoint (e.g. for testing).
The catalog is maintained by Tool Directory — an AI tool company run by humans that use AI. Every listed tool has a lifecycle status; editorial reviews carry a named editor and a last-verified date. Related machine-readable surfaces:
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