NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue

com.needanaiPublished by needanai.comOfficial publisherv1.0.1Updated Nov 3, 2026

Search, compare and watch 15,000+ AI tools: pricing, alternatives, liveness. Free, no auth.

VerifiedStreamable HTTPWeb executable

Overview

NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue's hosted MCP server (mcp.needanai.com), published by needanai.com; no sign-in required; Streamable HTTP; 14 tools.

No AI overview yet: these facts come from the registry entry and the server itself.

Publisher
needanai.com
Endpoint
mcp.needanai.com
Last checked

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue 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/com.needanai%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": {
    "needanai-ai-tool-catalogue": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.needanai.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

README

This repository has no README.

Tools

14

search_tools

Search AI tools

Search the NeedAnAI catalogue of 15,000+ AI tools by free text, pricing model, category or task. Returns ranked hits with pricing, status, freshness (when the site was last confirmed alive) and canonical URLs, plus facet counts and a separate, labelled sponsored block. Use list_taxonomy for valid category and task slugs.

ParameterspagesorttaskqueryperPagepricingcategory

get_tool

Get a tool profile

Full profile of one tool by slug: description, pricing model and details (with when pricing was last checked), pricing history, pros, cons, FAQs, categories, tasks, media, site status, freshness and up to five alternatives. Ends with a provenance line.

Parametersslugrequired

find_alternatives

Find alternatives

Alternatives to a tool, ranked by freshness, profile completeness, curation and how many other tools list them as an alternative. Each entry carries a rationale. Optionally restrict to the same pricing model.

ParametersslugrequiredlimitsamePricing

compare_tools

Compare tools

Side-by-side comparison of 2–5 tools: pricing, summary, categories, tasks, pros, cons, site status, freshness, flags and launch date.

Parametersslugsrequired

recommend_for_task

Recommend tools for a task

Given a job to be done ("create a logo", "transcribe meetings") and an optional budget, returns the best-fitting tools with an explicit rationale per recommendation. Resolves known task slugs first, then falls back to free-text search.

Parameterstaskrequiredlimitbudget

list_taxonomy

List categories or tasks

All category or task slugs with names and live tool counts. Use the slugs as filters for search_tools and recommend_for_task.

Parameterskindrequired

search_articles

Search articles

Search 660+ editorial articles (reviews, comparisons, alternatives round-ups, guides) by keywords and optional category.

Parameterslimitquerycategory

get_article

Get an article

The full markdown body of one article by slug.

Parametersslugrequired

check_status

Check a tool’s status

Is the tool’s site alive? Returns the scanner verdict, when it was last checked and verified, when pricing was last checked, and a freshness label.

Parametersslugrequired

watch_tool

Watch a tool for changes

Subscribe to status and pricing changes for a tool (checked every 30 minutes). Delivered to an https webhook or email. Requires an API key (free, from https://needanai.com/profile?tab=api-keys).

Parametersslugrequiredtargetrequiredchannelrequired

list_watches

List my watches

Active watches on this API key.

Takes no parameters.

unwatch_tool

Remove a watch

Stop a watch by id.

Parametersidrequired

submit_tool

Submit a tool

Suggest a tool for the catalogue. If its website is already listed the existing listing is returned instead. Requires an API key.

ParametersurlrequirednamerequireddescriptionrequiredpricingType

export_tools

Export tools

Bulk export of a filtered slice of the catalogue (up to 2,000 rows) as JSON or CSV. Returns a signed download URL valid for 24 hours. Requires an API key.

ParameterstaskqueryformatmaxRowspricingcategory

Version history

1
  1. v1.0.1LatestNov 3, 2026

Score

75% 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

    Declare a GitHub repository with a README, or serve resource_documentation in the OAuth protected-resource metadata.

  • License10 pts

    Declare a license in the repository or the registry entry.