# submitby.ai (remote · submitby.ai)

A software directory your agent submits to. Search, submit, verify, and manage listings through MCP.

- Trust score: 66/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-18

## Components

- remote · `submitby.ai`: 66/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/elijen-submitbyai/submitby.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/elijen-submitbyai/submitby)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://submitby.ai/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 2026-10-18.

- **Endpoint Security**: 49/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 5 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port answered with HTTP 406, which proves neither a plaintext path nor enforcement.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 71/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1071 tokens (~89/item across 12 items; 12 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 53/100
  - Stability observed for 16 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 73/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 20% 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 12 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 12 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the submitby.ai MCP server?

submitby.ai is a hosted endpoint at https://submitby.ai/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 elijen-submitbyai 'https://submitby.ai/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elijen-submitbyai": {
      "url": "https://submitby.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "elijen-submitbyai": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://submitby.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.elijen-submitbyai]
url = "https://submitby.ai/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "elijen-submitbyai": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://submitby.ai/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add elijen-submitbyai --url 'https://submitby.ai/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  elijen-submitbyai:
    url: "https://submitby.ai/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "elijen-submitbyai": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://submitby.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add elijen-submitbyai -t streamable-http -u 'https://submitby.ai/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elijen-submitbyai": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://submitby.ai/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.

### 2026-10-18 (score 66, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-16 (score 65, +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.

### 2026-10-14 (score 64, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-12 (score 63, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-10 (score 62, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-08 (score 61, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-06 (score 60, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-03 (score 59, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

## MCP tools (12)

### `submit_project` (~411 tokens)

Create a private project draft. No signup. Save the returned control token securely. Reuse the same random idempotency key for retries. Optional listing fields (tagline, long_description, audience, not_for, screenshots, video_url, pricing, platforms, links, mcp_url, openapi_url, app_store_url, play_store_url, alternatives, faq) raise listing completeness; write them in your own words from facts on the website.

Input parameters:

- `alternatives` (array): Websites of similar products.
- `app_store_url` (string)
- `audience` (string): Who the project is for.
- `category` (string)
- `description` (string)
- `faq` (array): Answer the faq_questions from get_submission, or your own. Answers must match the website.
- `icon_url`: Optional public HTTPS icon URL. Omit or set null to discover the first Apple touch icon, then the favicon.
- `idempotency_key` (string, required)
- `links` (object): Official profiles and pages of the project.
- `long_description` (string): Plain text, 200-800 words. Separate paragraphs with a blank line. Explain what it does, how it works, and how it differs. Do not copy website text.
- `mcp_url` (string): Remote MCP endpoint. We check that it answers initialize.
- `name` (string, required)
- `not_for` (string): Who should choose something else.
- `openapi_url` (string)
- `platforms` (array)
- `play_store_url` (string)
- `pricing` (object)
- `route` (string)
- `screenshots` (array): Up to 8 screenshots. We copy them; hosted images must stay public until verification finishes.
- `tagline` (string): One line, in your own words. Shown on cards.
- `tags` (string)
- `url` (string, required)
- `video_url` (string): Public demo video page.

### `get_submission` (~46 tokens)

Read private status, listing completeness, suggested faq_questions, the private agent-readiness report, and exact next actions.

Input parameters:

- `control_token` (string)
- `id` (string, required)

### `verify_submission` (~38 tokens)

Request website and badge verification. Call after installing the returned snippet or file.

Input parameters:

- `control_token` (string)
- `id` (string, required)

### `update_submission` (~206 tokens)

Update the name, description, or any listing field. Send null to remove a field. Changes run the automatic checks again; the listing stays in review until they pass.

Input parameters:

- `alternatives`
- `app_store_url`
- `audience`
- `category` (string)
- `control_token` (string)
- `description` (string)
- `faq`
- `icon_url`: Optional public HTTPS icon URL. Omit or set null to discover the first Apple touch icon, then the favicon.
- `id` (string, required)
- `links`
- `long_description`
- `mcp_url`
- `name` (string)
- `not_for`
- `openapi_url`
- `platforms`
- `play_store_url`
- `pricing`
- `route` (string)
- `screenshots`
- `tagline`
- `tags` (string)
- `video_url`

### `list_projects` (~48 tokens)

Browse published projects only. Use page to read more results.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string)
- `page` (integer)
- `query` (string)
- `tag` (string)

### `get_project` (~51 tokens)

Read one published listing by slug or listing ID: description, FAQ, pricing, platforms, links, screenshots, verified store and GitHub data, and passed agent-readiness checks.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required)

### `list_categories` (~24 tokens)

List every valid category ID, name, and alias. Choose one primary category.

### `list_tags` (~26 tokens)

List all valid tag IDs, names, and aliases. Submit suggestions as comma-separated values.

### `get_taxonomy` (~16 tokens)

Read valid category and tag IDs.

### `recover_submission` (~61 tokens)

Recover a lost control token by proving website control. First omit recovery_id, save the new token, and install the returned file. Then call again with recovery_id. Never share tokens publicly.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required)
- `recovery_id` (string)

### `get_badge` (~39 tokens)

Get the public badge snippet for any submission. No control token required. Installing it on the submitted website proves control.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required)

### `purchase_badge_waiver` (~105 tokens)

Anyone may pay the $4.99 badge waiver for an eligible submission after website and content verification. No submission control token is needed. Use checkout for a hosted Managed Checkout link. Use mpp with an authorized MPP payment client for a direct payment sold by submitby.ai, outside Managed Payments. When MPP is disabled, Managed Checkout remains available. Never ask for card details in chat.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required)
- `method` (string)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/elijen-submitbyai/submitby#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-18: 66
- 2026-10-17: 65
- 2026-10-16: 65
- 2026-10-15: 64
- 2026-10-14: 64
- 2026-10-13: 63
- 2026-10-12: 63
- 2026-10-10: 62
- 2026-10-08: 61
- 2026-10-06: 60
- 2026-10-04: 59
- 2026-10-03: 59
- 2026-10-02: 58

## Common questions

### What is the submitby.ai MCP server?

submitby.ai is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.Elijen/submitbyai. A software directory your agent submits to. Search, submit, verify, and manage listings through MCP. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://submitby.ai/mcp).

### Is the submitby.ai MCP server safe to use?

submitby.ai scores 66 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 submitby.ai MCP server expose?

submitby.ai exposes 12 tools: submit_project, get_submission, verify_submission, update_submission, list_projects, and 7 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,071 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the submitby.ai MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the submitby.ai MCP server still maintained?

submitby.ai is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 18 October 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://submitby.ai/mcp
- Website: https://submitby.ai/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/elijen-submitbyai/submitby.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/elijen-submitbyai/submitby.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/elijen-submitbyai/submitby