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AI Tool Directory

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Search 2,000+ AI tools: pricing, alternatives, comparisons, and live, dead or acquired status.

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Installation

Ajoutez ceci à la configuration MCP de votre client (Claude Desktop : claude_desktop_config.json ; Cursor : .cursor/mcp.json ; VS Code et les autres utilisent la même forme « mcpServers »).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http ai-tool-directory 'https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp'
Configuration JSON (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ai-tool-directory": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Documentation

Tirée du README du projet sur GitHub, actualisée chaque semaine. Les liens ouvrent GitHub.

Sommaire
  1. Tool Directory MCP Server
  2. Tools
  3. Install
  4. Example prompts
  5. How it works
  6. About the data
  7. License

Tool Directory MCP Server

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.

Tools

ToolWhat it does
search_toolsHybrid semantic search across the catalog — by keyword, use case, or category.
get_toolFull profile of one tool: pricing, features, editorial verdict, last human-verified date.
check_tool_statusIs this tool active, deceased, or acquired? Date + cause if it shut down, plus live alternatives.
find_alternativesCurated alternatives to a tool; live replacements if it's defunct.
compare_toolsSide-by-side comparison of two tools, with the editor's head-to-head verdict when one exists.
list_toolsTop-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
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tooldirectory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "tooldirectory-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or with Claude Code:

claude mcp add tooldirectory -- npx -y tooldirectory-mcp
Cursor / Windsurf / other MCP clients

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

Docker
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 — 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:

License

MIT

Questions fréquentes

Qu'est-ce que AI Tool Directory ?

Search 2,000+ AI tools: pricing, alternatives, comparisons, and live, dead or acquired status.

Comment installer AI Tool Directory ?

Il fonctionne comme serveur distant. Dans Claude Code : claude mcp add --transport http ai-tool-directory 'https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp'. Pour les autres clients, collez la configuration JSON de cette page dans leurs réglages MCP.

Faut-il une clé API pour AI Tool Directory ?

Son entrée au registre n'indique aucune clé ni secret obligatoire. Certaines fonctions peuvent tout de même demander un compte auprès du service auquel il se connecte.

AI Tool Directory est-il open source ?

Oui. Son code est sur GitHub sous licence MIT.

Qui maintient AI Tool Directory ?

Il est publié par AI-Directory-Partners. AI.tn le référence sans le maintenir ni le recommander.

Issu du registre MCP officiel. Être listé n'est pas une recommandation : vérifiez le code et les permissions d'un serveur avant de lui donner accès à vos données.