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  "markdown": "# Tool Directory MCP Server\n\n[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/tooldirectory-mcp)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/tooldirectory-mcp)\n[![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green)](LICENSE)\n\nMCP server for the [AI Tool Directory](https://tooldirectory.ai) — a live, human-edited catalog of 2,000+ AI tools. Lets any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, agent frameworks) query the catalog mid-task instead of guessing from a frozen training cut.\n\nThe headline tool is **`check_tool_status`**: whether an AI tool is still alive. It's the one fact LLMs reliably get wrong — models keep recommending products that shut down months ago. This server answers it from the directory's [AI Graveyard](https://tooldirectory.ai/graveyard), a maintained dataset of 150+ defunct and acquired AI tools, and suggests live alternatives when a tool is dead.\n\n## Tools\n\n| Tool | What it does |\n| --- | --- |\n| `search_tools` | Hybrid semantic search across the catalog — by keyword, use case, or category. |\n| `get_tool` | Full profile of one tool: pricing, features, editorial verdict, last human-verified date. |\n| `check_tool_status` | Is this tool active, deceased, or acquired? Date + cause if it shut down, plus live alternatives. |\n| `find_alternatives` | Curated alternatives to a tool; live replacements if it's defunct. |\n| `compare_tools` | Side-by-side comparison of two tools, with the editor's head-to-head verdict when one exists. |\n| `list_tools` | Top-rated active tools for a category or job role, optionally filtered by pricing. |\n\nRead-only, no API key, no signup.\n\n## Install\n\n### Hosted endpoint (no install)\n\nThe server is also available as a remote MCP (Streamable HTTP) — point your client at:\n\n```\nhttps://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp\n```\n\n### Claude Desktop / Claude Code\n\n```json\n{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"tooldirectory\": {\n      \"command\": \"npx\",\n      \"args\": [\"-y\", \"tooldirectory-mcp\"]\n    }\n  }\n}\n```\n\nOr with Claude Code:\n\n```bash\nclaude mcp add tooldirectory -- npx -y tooldirectory-mcp\n```\n\n### Cursor / Windsurf / other MCP clients\n\nUse the same stdio command: `npx -y tooldirectory-mcp`.\n\n### Docker\n\n```bash\ndocker build -t tooldirectory-mcp .\ndocker run -i tooldirectory-mcp\n```\n\n## Example prompts\n\n- *\"Is Jasper still operating? What happened to Inflection Pi?\"*\n- *\"Find me alternatives to Midjourney with a free tier.\"*\n- *\"Compare Gamma and Beautiful.ai for making decks.\"*\n- *\"What are the best AI tools for sales teams?\"*\n\n## How it works\n\nThis package is a thin stdio front-end over the canonical hosted endpoint at `tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp`, where the search (Meilisearch hybrid semantic) and catalog logic live. Tool schemas are declared locally, so `initialize` and `tools/list` respond instantly with no network call; `tools/call` proxies to the hosted endpoint. Zero runtime dependencies.\n\nSet `TOOLDIRECTORY_MCP_ENDPOINT` to override the upstream endpoint (e.g. for testing).\n\n## About the data\n\nThe catalog is maintained by [Tool Directory](https://tooldirectory.ai) — an AI tool company run by humans that use AI. Every listed tool has a lifecycle status; editorial reviews carry a named editor and a last-verified date. Related machine-readable surfaces:\n\n- [Research hub](https://tooldirectory.ai/research) — AI tool mortality statistics\n- [Catalog feed](https://tooldirectory.ai/feed/catalog.json) / [Graveyard feed](https://tooldirectory.ai/feed/graveyard.json)\n- [/mcp](https://tooldirectory.ai/mcp) — server documentation page\n\n## License\n\nMIT\n",
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