AI Tool Directory

ai.tooldirectoryPublished by tooldirectory.aiOfficial publisherv1.1.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Search 2,000+ AI tools: pricing, alternatives, comparisons, and live, dead or acquired status.

VerifiedStreamable HTTPWeb executableProductivity & WorkflowWeb Search & Scraping

Overview

AI-generated overview

Queries a human-edited catalog of 2,000+ AI tools for pricing, comparisons, alternatives and whether a tool is still active, dead or acquired.

What you can do
  • Search the catalog by keyword, use case or category and list top-rated active tools by category, job role or pricing
  • Read a single tool's full profile: pricing, features, editorial verdict, rating and last-verified date
  • Check whether a tool is active, deceased or acquired, with shutdown date, cause and live alternatives
  • Find curated alternatives to a tool, including live replacements for defunct ones
  • Compare two tools side by side with the editor's head-to-head verdict when available
When to use it
Useful when an assistant recommends or compares AI products and needs current facts rather than a frozen training snapshot, especially to avoid suggesting tools that have shut down or to answer "what should I use instead of X" questions.
Requirements
Either the hosted remote endpoint (Streamable HTTP) or the local npm package run through npx, which proxies to the hosted endpoint. No API key or signup is needed. The optional TOOLDIRECTORY_MCP_ENDPOINT variable overrides the upstream endpoint.
Before you install
Read-only and requires no credentials, but all queries are proxied to the provider's hosted endpoint, so search terms and tool slugs are sent to that third party. Recommendations reflect the directory's own editorial verdicts and ratings, which are third-party opinions.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open AI Tool Directory in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/ai.tooldirectory%2Fcatalog/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-tool-directory": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

README

Tool Directory MCP Server

[npm version] [license]

MCP server for the AI Tool Directory — 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.

The 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, a maintained dataset of 150+ defunct and acquired AI tools, and suggests live alternatives when a tool is dead.

Tools

ToolWhat it does
search_toolsHybrid semantic search across the catalog — by keyword, use case, or category.
get_toolFull profile of one tool: pricing, features, editorial verdict, last human-verified date.
check_tool_statusIs this tool active, deceased, or acquired? Date + cause if it shut down, plus live alternatives.
find_alternativesCurated alternatives to a tool; live replacements if it's defunct.
compare_toolsSide-by-side comparison of two tools, with the editor's head-to-head verdict when one exists.
list_toolsTop-rated active tools for a category or job role, optionally filtered by pricing.

Read-only, no API key, no signup.

Install

Hosted endpoint (no install)

The server is also available as a remote MCP (Streamable HTTP) — point your client at:

https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

json
{  "mcpServers": {    "tooldirectory": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "tooldirectory-mcp"]    }  }}

Or with Claude Code:

bash
claude mcp add tooldirectory -- npx -y tooldirectory-mcp

Cursor / Windsurf / other MCP clients

Use the same stdio command: npx -y tooldirectory-mcp.

Docker

bash
docker build -t tooldirectory-mcp .docker run -i tooldirectory-mcp

Example prompts

  • "Is Jasper still operating? What happened to Inflection Pi?"
  • "Find me alternatives to Midjourney with a free tier."
  • "Compare Gamma and Beautiful.ai for making decks."
  • "What are the best AI tools for sales teams?"

How it works

This 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.

Set TOOLDIRECTORY_MCP_ENDPOINT to override the upstream endpoint (e.g. for testing).

About the data

The catalog is maintained by Tool Directory — 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:

License

MIT

Source: README.md at commit 82ba0b6

Tools

6

search_tools

Search AI 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_tool for full detail.

Parameterslimitqueryrequired

get_tool

Get tool details

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.

Parametersslugrequired

check_tool_status

Check if a tool is still active

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.

Parameterstoolrequired

find_alternatives

Find tool 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.

Parametersslugrequired

compare_tools

Compare two 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.

ParametersslugArequiredslugBrequired

list_tools

List tools by category or role

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>".

Parametersrolelimitpricingcategory

Version history

1
  1. v1.1.0LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

100% of the applicable checks met

How complete this listing is, computed from the registry entry, the endpoint and public sources. Not a rating of the server and not a statement that it is safe or working today: reachability is a dated check, and no installs or reviews go into the score.

  • Reached in the last 30 daysRequired25 pts
  • Auth declaredRequired10 pts
  • Tools listedRequired15 pts
  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts
  • License10 pts