NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue
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Search, compare and watch 15,000+ AI tools: pricing, alternatives, liveness. Free, no auth.
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Last scanned (6 hours ago)
Scores higher than 44% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category AI and Machine Learning
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. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security51
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation check failed: no authorisation is required to call this server, and it exposes a tool marked destructive (unwatch_tool). See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port answered with HTTP 406, which proves neither a plaintext path nor enforcement. View diagnostics → Unverified
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability77
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 1136 tokens (~81/item across 14 items; 14 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management10
- Stability observed for 3 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage83
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 40% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 14 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 15 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 4 Nov 26 +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.
- 3 Nov 26 0
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 2 Nov 26 61
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://mcp.needanai.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=needanai.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 31 Oct 2026 | 29 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | b50cc23bd4b70eaf0e9c2e818573ae1e |
| SANs: needanai.com, mcp.needanai.com, *.mcp.needanai.com | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of mcp.needanai.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| needanai.com. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | DENY |
| referrer-policy | no-referrer |
| permissions-policy | camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=() |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://mcp.needanai.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://mcp.needanai.com/mcp | Inconclusive | 406 |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
check_status Check a tool’s status ~61
Is the tool’s site alive? Returns the scanner verdict, when it was last checked and verified, when pricing was last checked, and a freshness label.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | Tool slug as it appears in https://needanai.com/tool/<slug> |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| checkedAt | string|null | yes | – |
| freshness | object | yes | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| note | string | yes | – |
| pricingCheckedAt | string|null | yes | – |
| siteStatus | string | yes | – |
| slug | string | yes | – |
| url | string | yes | – |
| verifiedAt | string|null | yes | – |
| websiteUrl | string|null | yes | – |
No examples provided.
compare_tools Compare tools ~57
Side-by-side comparison of 2–5 tools: pricing, summary, categories, tasks, pros, cons, site status, freshness, flags and launch date.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slugs | array | yes | 2 to 5 tool slugs. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | array | yes | – |
| rows | array | yes | – |
| tools | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
export_tools Export tools ~90
Bulk export of a filtered slice of the catalogue (up to 2,000 rows) as JSON or CSV. Returns a signed download URL valid for 24 hours. Requires an API key.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | – |
| format | string | – | – |
| maxRows | integer | – | – |
| pricing | array | – | – |
| query | string | – | – |
| task | string | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| createdAt | string | yes | – |
| expiresAt | string | yes | – |
| format | string | yes | – |
| id | string | yes | – |
| rows | number | yes | – |
| truncated | boolean | yes | – |
| url | string | yes | Signed download URL, valid until expiresAt. |
No examples provided.
find_alternatives Find alternatives ~94
Alternatives to a tool, ranked by freshness, profile completeness, curation and how many other tools list them as an alternative. Each entry carries a rationale. Optionally restrict to the same pricing model.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| samePricing | boolean | – | Only alternatives with the same pricing model. |
| slug | string | yes | Tool slug as it appears in https://needanai.com/tool/<slug> |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| alternatives | array | yes | – |
| tool | object | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_article Get an article ~25
The full markdown body of one article by slug.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | yes | – |
| description | string | yes | – |
| markdown | string | yes | – |
| readingMinutes | number | yes | – |
| slug | string | yes | – |
| title | string | yes | – |
| url | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_tool Get a tool profile ~83
Full profile of one tool by slug: description, pricing model and details (with when pricing was last checked), pricing history, pros, cons, FAQs, categories, tasks, media, site status, freshness and up to five alternatives. Ends with a provenance line.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | Tool slug as it appears in https://needanai.com/tool/<slug> |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| alternatives | array | yes | – |
| categories | array | yes | – |
| cons | array | yes | – |
| description | string | yes | – |
| faqs | array | yes | – |
| flags | object | yes | – |
| freshness | object | yes | – |
| jobs | array | yes | – |
| launchDate | string|null | yes | – |
| media | object | yes | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| pricing | object | yes | – |
| pricingHistory | array | – | – |
| pros | array | yes | – |
| siteStatus | string | yes | – |
| slug | string | yes | – |
| source | object | yes | – |
| summary | string | yes | – |
| tags | array | yes | – |
| tasks | array | yes | – |
| websiteUrl | string|null | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_taxonomy List categories or tasks ~43
All category or task slugs with names and live tool counts. Use the slugs as filters for search_tools and recommend_for_task.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| kind | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| items | array | yes | – |
| kind | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_watches List my watches ~16
Active watches on this API key.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| watches | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
recommend_for_task Recommend tools for a task ~98
Given a job to be done ("create a logo", "transcribe meetings") and an optional budget, returns the best-fitting tools with an explicit rationale per recommendation. Resolves known task slugs first, then falls back to free-text search.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| budget | string | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| task | string | yes | What the user wants to do, e.g. "create a logo", or a task slug. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| budget | string | yes | – |
| considered | number | yes | – |
| matchedTask | – | yes | – |
| recommendations | array | yes | – |
| task | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_articles Search articles ~52
Search 660+ editorial articles (reviews, comparisons, alternatives round-ups, guides) by keywords and optional category.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | string | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| articles | array | yes | – |
| query | string | yes | – |
| total | number | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_tools Search AI tools ~177
Search the NeedAnAI catalogue of 15,000+ AI tools by free text, pricing model, category or task. Returns ranked hits with pricing, status, freshness (when the site was last confirmed alive) and canonical URLs, plus facet counts and a separate, labelled sponsored block. Use list_taxonomy for valid category and task slugs.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | Category slug from list_taxonomy. |
| page | integer | – | 1-based page number. |
| perPage | integer | – | Results per page, max 25. |
| pricing | array | – | Restrict to these pricing models. |
| query | string | – | Free text, e.g. "video editing" or a tool name. Empty lists the catalogue. |
| sort | string | – | – |
| task | string | – | Task slug from list_taxonomy. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| facets | object | yes | – |
| hits | array | yes | – |
| page | number | yes | – |
| pages | number | yes | – |
| perPage | number | yes | – |
| query | string | yes | – |
| sponsored | object | yes | – |
| total | number | yes | – |
No examples provided.
submit_tool Submit a tool ~62
Suggest a tool for the catalogue. If its website is already listed the existing listing is returned instead. Requires an API key.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| description | string | yes | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| pricingType | string | – | – |
| url | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | – | – |
| status | string | yes | – |
| submissionId | string | – | – |
| tool | object | – | – |
| url | string | – | – |
No examples provided.
unwatch_tool Remove a watch ~22
Stop a watch by id.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | – |
| revoked | boolean | yes | – |
No examples provided.
watch_tool Watch a tool for changes ~96
Subscribe to status and pricing changes for a tool (checked every 30 minutes). Delivered to an https webhook or email. Requires an API key (free, from https://needanai.com/profile?tab=api-keys).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel | string | yes | – |
| slug | string | yes | Tool slug as it appears in https://needanai.com/tool/<slug> |
| target | string | yes | https webhook URL or email address |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel | string | yes | – |
| createdAt | string | yes | – |
| id | string | yes | – |
| lastNotifiedAt | string|null | yes | – |
| target | string | yes | – |
| toolSlug | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
How do I install the NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue MCP server?
NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.needanai.com/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.
remote · mcp.needanai.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-needanai-catalog 'https://mcp.needanai.com/mcp'
What is the NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue MCP server?
NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.needanai/catalog. Search, compare and watch 15,000+ AI tools: pricing, alternatives, liveness. Free, no auth. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.needanai.com/mcp).
Is the NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue MCP server safe to use?
NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue scores 62 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 NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue MCP server expose?
NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue exposes 14 tools: search_tools, get_tool, find_alternatives, compare_tools, recommend_for_task, and 9 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 976 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue MCP server still maintained?
NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.