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AI Tools Directory MCP server

Connect AI Tools Directory and your agent gets 5 tools, among them directory_stats, find_free_ai_tools, get_ai_tool. It answers at https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/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 4 of 4 times since 17 September 2026; the last check, on 24 October 2026, succeeded.

Status
Answering
Tools
5
Official
yes, served from toolboxes.top
Reliability
4 of 4 checks
Response time
127 ms
Transport
streamable HTTP
Last checked
24 October 2026

Curated index of 221 AI tools across 21 industries. Search by use case, department or pricing tier.

Description as the publisher wrote it.

The 5 tools AI Tools Directory offers

ToolWhat it does
directory_statsGet summary statistics for the directory: tool count, department count, pricing distribution, and how many tools have auto-extracted free-tier facts.
find_free_ai_toolsFind AI tools with a free tier, optionally filtered by auto-extracted facts (no credit card required, has a free plan, API available on the free tier). Free-tier facts are auto-extracted and unverified.
Inputs: requires_no_credit_card, has_free_plan, has_api_on_free, department, limit
get_ai_toolGet the full record for one AI tool by name (exact match first, then fuzzy).
Inputs: name
list_departmentsList all industry departments in the directory with the number of tools in each.
search_ai_toolsSearch the AI tools directory by free-text query, industry department, and/or pricing tier. Returns matching tools with name, URL, department, pricing tier and description.
Inputs: query, department, pricing, limit

Add AI Tools Directory to your AI client

Every block below points at https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp. Pick your client and copy.

Claude Code: one command in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http ai-tools-directory https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp
Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-tools-directory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json in a project
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-tools-directory": {
      "url": "https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp"
    }
  }
}
VS Code and GitHub Copilot: .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "ai-tools-directory": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Zed: Zed settings.json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "ai-tools-directory": {
      "url": "https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Windsurf: ~/.codeium/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-tools-directory": {
      "serverUrl": "https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp"
    }
  }
}
JetBrains AI Assistant: Settings, Tools, AI Assistant, MCP, New MCP Server, as JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-tools-directory": {
      "url": "https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Continue: .continue/mcpServers/neuronto.yaml
name: AI Tools Directory
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: AI Tools Directory
    type: streamable-http
    url: https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp
Gemini CLI: ~/.gemini/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-tools-directory": {
      "httpUrl": "https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Codex CLI: MCP server config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-tools-directory": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Warp: MCP servers, + Add, paste JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-tools-directory": {
      "url": "https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Goose: a one-click extension link
goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Fai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=ai-tools-directory&name=AI%20Tools%20Directory

Is AI Tools Directory up right now?

It answered our last check on 24 October 2026 in 127 ms. Over 4 checks since 17 September 2026 it answered 4. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.

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Questions about AI Tools Directory

Is there an official AI Tools Directory MCP server?

Yes. It is published by toolboxes.top and served from ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top, the vendor's own domain: https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp.

How many tools does AI Tools Directory have?

5, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 24 September 2026: directory_stats, find_free_ai_tools, get_ai_tool, list_departments, search_ai_tools.

Is AI Tools Directory down?

It answered our last check on 24 October 2026 in 127 ms. Over 4 checks since 17 September 2026 it answered 4.

How do I add AI Tools Directory to Cursor?

Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top/mcp. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.

Does AI Tools Directory need an API key?

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.

Where this comes from

Publisher: top.toolboxes. Endpoint host: ai-tools-mcp.toolboxes.top. ARD identifier: urn:air:top.toolboxes:mcp:ai-tools-directory. First indexed 17 September 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.

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