Connect AI Tool Directory and your agent gets 6 tools, among them check_tool_status, compare_tools, find_alternatives. It answers at https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp over streamable HTTP, and it listed its tools to an anonymous client, so no sign-in was needed for that. Our probes reached it 10 of 10 times since 4 September 2026; the last check, on 17 October 2026, succeeded.
Search 2,000+ AI tools: pricing, alternatives, comparisons, and live, dead or acquired status.
Description as the publisher wrote it.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
check_tool_status | 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. Inputs: tool |
compare_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. Inputs: slugA, slugB |
find_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. Inputs: slug |
get_tool | 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. Inputs: slug |
list_tools | 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>". Inputs: category, role, pricing, limit |
search_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_too Inputs: query, limit |
Every block below points at https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp. Pick your client and copy.
claude mcp add --transport http ai-tool-directory https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"ai-tool-directory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"ai-tool-directory": {
"url": "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"ai-tool-directory": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}{
"context_servers": {
"ai-tool-directory": {
"url": "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"ai-tool-directory": {
"serverUrl": "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"ai-tool-directory": {
"url": "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}name: AI Tool Directory
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
- name: AI Tool Directory
type: streamable-http
url: https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"ai-tool-directory": {
"httpUrl": "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"ai-tool-directory": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"ai-tool-directory": {
"url": "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftooldirectory.ai%2Fapi%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=ai-tool-directory&name=AI%20Tool%20Directory
It answered our last check on 17 October 2026 in 289 ms. Over 10 checks since 4 September 2026 it answered 10. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.
Yes. It is published by tooldirectory.ai and served from tooldirectory.ai, the vendor's own domain: https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp.
6, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 8 September 2026: check_tool_status, compare_tools, find_alternatives, get_tool, list_tools, search_tools.
It answered our last check on 17 October 2026 in 289 ms. Over 10 checks since 4 September 2026 it answered 10.
Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.
It listed its tools to an anonymous client, so reading the tool list needs no key. Individual tools can still ask for credentials in their own inputs.
Publisher: ai.tooldirectory. Endpoint host: tooldirectory.ai. ARD identifier: urn:air:ai.tooldirectory:mcp:catalog.
First indexed 31 August 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page
is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.