# AI-Directory-Partners/tooldirectory-mcp [Health: Active]

**Category:** 🔎 Search & Data Extraction  
**Repository:** https://github.com/AI-Directory-Partners/tooldirectory-mcp  
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## Description
Search a catalog of 2,000+ AI tools, compare them, find alternatives, and check whether a tool is still active, defunct, or acquired. Hosted remote MCP at https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp or npx -y tooldirectory-mcp.

## Tools
Capabilities this server exposes over MCP:

- **search_tools** — Search the AI Tool Directory catalog (2,000+ AI tools) by keyword, use case, or category using hybrid semantic search. Returns ranked tools with slug, one-line description, pricing model, and rating. Use this to discover tools, then get_tool for full detail.
- **get_tool** — Get the full profile of one AI tool by its directory slug: description, pricing, key features, editorial verdict and rating, the date it was last human-verified, lifecycle status, and the official site URL.
- **check_tool_status** — Check whether an AI tool is still alive. Returns active, deceased, or acquired — with the date and cause if it shut down, and live alternatives if it did. Use this before recommending a tool to avoid suggesting one that no longer exists.
- **find_alternatives** — Find curated alternatives to a given AI tool by its directory slug. If the tool has shut down, returns live replacements. Good for "what should I use instead of X" questions.
- **compare_tools** — Compare two AI tools side by side by their directory slugs. Returns each tool’s profile (pricing, rating, editorial verdict, lifecycle) plus the editor’s head-to-head verdict and bottom line when one exists for the pair.
- **list_tools** — List the top-rated active AI tools in a category or for a job role, optionally filtered by pricing. Good for "what are the best AI tools for sales" or "free tools in <category>".

## Claude Desktop Quick Installation
Install path detected from listing signals. Uses `npx` (confidence: high):

```json
"mcpServers": {
  "tooldirectory-mcp": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y","tooldirectory-mcp"],
    "env": {
      "TOOLDIRECTORY_MCP_ENDPOINT": ""
    }
  }
}
```

**Requires environment variables:** `TOOLDIRECTORY_MCP_ENDPOINT` — the values above are empty placeholders; fill in real credentials before running (see the repository for what each one is for).

## Documentation & README

# Tool Directory MCP Server

[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/tooldirectory-mcp)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/tooldirectory-mcp)
[![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green)](LICENSE)

MCP server for the [AI Tool Directory](https://tooldirectory.ai) — 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](https://tooldirectory.ai/graveyard), a maintained dataset of 150+ defunct and acquired AI tools, and suggests live alternatives when a tool is dead.

## Tools

| 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.

## Install

### Hosted endpoint (no install)

The server is also available as a remote MCP (Streamable HTTP) — point your client at:

```
https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp
```

### Claude Desktop / Claude Code

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tooldirectory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "tooldirectory-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

Or with Claude Code:

```bash
claude mcp add tooldirectory -- npx -y tooldirectory-mcp
```

### Cursor / Windsurf / other MCP clients

Use the same stdio command: `npx -y tooldirectory-mcp`.

### Docker

```bash
docker build -t tooldirectory-mcp .
docker run -i tooldirectory-mcp
```

## Example prompts

- *"Is Jasper still operating? What happened to Inflection Pi?"*
- *"Find me alternatives to Midjourney with a free tier."*
- *"Compare Gamma and Beautiful.ai for making decks."*
- *"What are the best AI tools for sales teams?"*

## How it works

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).

## About the data

The catalog is maintained by [Tool Directory](https://tooldirectory.ai) — 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:

- [Research hub](https://tooldirectory.ai/research) — AI tool mortality statistics
- [Catalog feed](https://tooldirectory.ai/feed/catalog.json) / [Graveyard feed](https://tooldirectory.ai/feed/graveyard.json)
- [/mcp](https://tooldirectory.ai/mcp) — server documentation page

## License

MIT