# Awesome Indie (remote · awesomeindie.com)

Search indie product launches, rankings and makers, and submit your own, on Awesome Indie.

- Trust score: 89/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +10
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-28

## Components

- remote · `awesomeindie.com`: 89/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-awesomeindie-mcp/api-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-awesomeindie-mcp/api-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://awesomeindie.com/api/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `0.0.4`

## 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 2026-09-28.

- **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**: 88/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 635 tokens (~63/item across 10 items; 9 tools + 1 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 93/100
  - Stability observed for 28 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.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 9 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 11 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### How do I install the Awesome Indie MCP server?

Awesome Indie is a hosted endpoint at https://awesomeindie.com/api/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-awesomeindie-mcp 'https://awesomeindie.com/api/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-awesomeindie-mcp": {
      "url": "https://awesomeindie.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-awesomeindie-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://awesomeindie.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-awesomeindie-mcp]
url = "https://awesomeindie.com/api/mcp"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-awesomeindie-mcp --url 'https://awesomeindie.com/api/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-awesomeindie-mcp:
    url: "https://awesomeindie.com/api/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-awesomeindie-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://awesomeindie.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-awesomeindie-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://awesomeindie.com/api/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-awesomeindie-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://awesomeindie.com/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.

### 2026-09-28 (score 89, +7)

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

### 2026-09-27 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-25 (score 81, +1)

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

### 2026-09-23 (score 80, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-21 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-19 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-17 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-14 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (9)

### `search_products` (~58 tokens)

Search products

Search the Awesome Indie directory of launched indie/micro-startup products by keywords. Returns matches ranked by relevance and upvote score.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): Keywords to search for, e.g. "screenshot tool" or "newsletter analytics"

### `get_product` (~60 tokens)

Get a product

Fetch one product listing by its slug: tagline, description, maker, categories, upvotes and launch date.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): The product slug, e.g. "acme-analytics" from awesomeindie.com/product/acme-analytics

### `get_todays_launches` (~26 tokens)

Today's launches

The products launching on Awesome Indie today (UTC), in ranking order.

### `get_top_products` (~133 tokens)

Top products by period

The ranked products for a period. Without a slug, the current period is a rolling window (last 1/7/30/365 days), exactly like the site. With a slug, an archived calendar period: daily "2026-08-06", weekly "2026-08-03" (a Monday), monthly "2026-08", yearly "2026".

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): How many products to return (default 20)
- `period` (string, required): daily, weekly, monthly or yearly
- `slug` (string): Archived period slug; omit for the current period

### `list_categories` (~30 tokens)

List categories

Every product category in the directory, most-populated first. Product counts are a periodic snapshot, not live.

### `get_maker` (~40 tokens)

Get a maker profile

A maker profile by username: bio, links, streak, followers and their launched products.

Input parameters:

- `username` (string, required): The username, without the @

### `get_launch_availability` (~44 tokens)

Launch availability

When a product submitted today would launch: the free-queue window, and the paid "Skip the Line" slots that let a launch be booked for a specific day.

### `get_community_posts` (~37 tokens)

Recent community posts

The most recent posts from the Awesome Indie community feed.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): How many posts to return (default 20)

### `get_article` (~51 tokens)

Get an article

Read one community article (markdown body) by its author username and article slug.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): The article slug from its URL
- `username` (string, required): The author username, without the @

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-09-28: 89
- 2026-09-27: 82
- 2026-09-26: 81
- 2026-09-25: 81
- 2026-09-24: 80
- 2026-09-23: 80
- 2026-09-22: 79
- 2026-09-21: 79
- 2026-09-20: 78
- 2026-09-19: 78
- 2026-09-18: 77
- 2026-09-17: 77
- 2026-09-16: 76
- 2026-09-15: 76
- 2026-09-14: 76
- 2026-09-13: 75
- 2026-09-12: 75
- 2026-09-11: 74
- 2026-09-10: 74
- 2026-09-09: 73
- 2026-09-08: 73
- 2026-09-07: 72
- 2026-09-06: 72
- 2026-09-05: 71
- 2026-09-04: 71
- 2026-09-03: 70
- 2026-09-02: 70
- 2026-09-01: 69
- 2026-08-31: 69

## Common questions

### What is the Awesome Indie MCP server?

Awesome Indie is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.awesomeindie/mcp. Search indie product launches, rankings and makers, and submit your own, on Awesome Indie. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://awesomeindie.com/api/mcp).

### Is the Awesome Indie MCP server safe to use?

Awesome Indie scores 89 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Awesome Indie MCP server expose?

Awesome Indie exposes 9 tools: search_products, get_product, get_todays_launches, get_top_products, list_categories, and 4 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 479 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Awesome Indie MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Awesome Indie without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Awesome Indie MCP server still maintained?

Awesome Indie is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 28 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://awesomeindie.com/api/mcp
- Website: https://awesomeindie.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-awesomeindie-mcp/api-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-awesomeindie-mcp/api-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-awesomeindie-mcp/api-mcp