# ai.tooldirectory/catalog (remote · tooldirectory.ai)

Search the AI Tool Directory catalog: tool details, status checks, and alternatives.

- Trust score: 76/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +6
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `tooldirectory.ai`: 76/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-tooldirectory-catalog/api-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-tooldirectory-catalog/api-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 579 tokens (~96/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http ai-tooldirectory-catalog https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.ai-tooldirectory-catalog]
url = "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "ai-tooldirectory-catalog": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add ai-tooldirectory-catalog --url https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  ai-tooldirectory-catalog:
    url: "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-tooldirectory-catalog": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-02 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-31 (score 75, +3)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 72, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-28 (score 71, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-27 (score 70, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-26 (score 69)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `search_tools` (~109 tokens)

Search AI 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.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Max results (1-20, default 8).
- `query` (string, required): What the user is looking for, e.g. "AI video editing" or "alternatives to Jasper".

### `get_tool` (~79 tokens)

Get tool details

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.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): The directory slug, e.g. "gamma-app-ai-powered-presenting-ideas" (from search_tools).

### `check_tool_status` (~85 tokens)

Check if a tool is still active

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.

Input parameters:

- `tool` (string, required): Tool name or directory slug to check, e.g. "Jasper" or "jasper-ai".

### `find_alternatives` (~64 tokens)

Find tool 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.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): The directory slug of the tool to find alternatives for.

### `compare_tools` (~82 tokens)

Compare two 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.

Input parameters:

- `slugA` (string, required): Directory slug of the first tool.
- `slugB` (string, required): Directory slug of the second tool.

### `list_tools` (~133 tokens)

List tools by category or role

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>".

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Category slug (from search_tools results), e.g. "productivity".
- `limit` (integer): Max results (1-20, default 8).
- `pricing` (string): Optional pricing filter: Free, Freemium, Free Trial, or Paid.
- `role` (string): Job-role slug, e.g. "sales", "marketing", "customer-support".

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-tooldirectory-catalog/api-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 76
- 2026-08-02: 76
- 2026-08-01: 75
- 2026-07-31: 75
- 2026-07-30: 72
- 2026-07-29: 71
- 2026-07-28: 71
- 2026-07-27: 70
- 2026-07-26: 69

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-tooldirectory-catalog/api-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-tooldirectory-catalog/api-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-tooldirectory-catalog/api-mcp