# AI Tool Directory (slim)

> AI Tool Directory, an MCP server by tooldirectory.ai, listed from the official MCP registry. Indexed, not reviewed: facts and our own checks, no score or ranking. Search 2,000+ AI tools: pricing, alternatives, comparisons, and live, dead or acquired status.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tooldirectory-catalog.md (~850 tokens) · this version ~780 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tooldirectory-catalog.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tooldirectory-catalog
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-05

# AI Tool Directory

> Indexed, not reviewed: facts from the official MCP registry and our own checks. No score, grade or rank, and not in the rankings until the panel reviews it. How the index works: https://www.anchorterminal.com/indexed/

- Kind: MCP server, by tooldirectory.ai (https://tooldirectory.ai/mcp)
- Listed because: It's published in the registry under tooldirectory.ai, a namespace the registry only gives to whoever proves they control that domain.
- What the official MCP registry says: Search 2,000+ AI tools: pricing, alternatives, comparisons, and live, dead or acquired status.

## Facts

- MCP registry: `ai.tooldirectory/catalog` 1.1.0
- Endpoint: https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp (streamable HTTP)
- Source: https://github.com/AI-Directory-Partners/tooldirectory-mcp
- Website: https://tooldirectory.ai/mcp
- GitHub stars: 1
- Registry entry updated: 2026-08-15

## Tools

- Tools it lists (6, about 1,008 tokens of context, `tools/list` without credentials, checked 2026-10-04 22:20 UTC):
  - `search_tools` (read-only): 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…
  - `get_tool` (read-only): 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…
  - `check_tool_status` (read-only): 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…
  - `find_alternatives` (read-only): 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…
  - `compare_tools` (read-only): 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…
  - `list_tools` (read-only): 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…
- How its tools read to an agent (0 errors, 0 warnings, 1 note, about 1,008 tokens; rules at https://www.anchorterminal.com/check.md; not part of the score):
  - note TC24 server: 6 of 6 tools have no outputSchema

- JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tooldirectory-catalog.json
- Being indexed says nothing about quality, and nobody can pay for it. Ask for a review: https://www.anchorterminal.com/builders/#claiming