The AI Tools Index

com.theaitoolsindexPublished by theaitoolsindex.comOfficial publisherv1.0.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

AI tools filed by category, with real launch dates and revenue verified through Stripe.

VerifiedStreamable HTTPWeb executableWeb Search & ScrapingBusiness & Commerce

Overview

AI-generated overview

Lets an assistant search a catalog of AI tools, fetch tool details, find alternatives, and submit or promote a listing.

What you can do
Search the AI Tools Index catalog by free-text query on tool name, tagline, or category, then fetch full public details for one listing, including description, launch date, revenue signals, and for-sale status. It can list same-category alternatives to a well-known AI tool, submit a new tool as a draft listing with a claim link, list paid promotional add-ons with USD prices, and create a Stripe checkout link for a human to open.
When to use it
Useful when a user wants to discover, compare, or find substitutes for AI tools by keyword or category, or when a maker wants to draft a listing for their own tool and see optional paid promotion options.
Requirements
Remote streamable HTTP endpoint; no packages, environment variables, headers, or authentication are declared. A browser is needed for the human steps: claiming and publishing a submitted listing, and completing Stripe checkout.
Before you install
Submitting a tool creates a draft listing tied to a claim link the maker must visit to sign up and publish. Paid add-ons cost money in USD and are labeled Sponsored; create_checkout only returns a Stripe link and nothing is charged until a person completes checkout in a browser. Submit only the user's own tool, never on someone else's behalf.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open The AI Tools Index 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.theaitoolsindex%2Faitoolsindex/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": {
    "the-ai-tools-index": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://theaitoolsindex.com/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

6

search_tools

Search AI tools

Search the The AI Tools Index catalog of live, published AI tools by a free-text query. Matches on tool name, tagline, or category name (case-insensitive substring). Call this first when a user asks to find, discover, or compare AI tools by keyword, use-case, or category (e.g. 'agents', 'writing assistants'). Returns up to 20 results.

Parametersqueryrequired

get_tool

Get AI tool detail

Fetch the full public detail for one AI tool by its listing slug (as returned by search_tools' toolUrl, e.g. '/tools/acme-writer' -> slug 'acme-writer'). Call this after search_tools to get a tool's full description, launch date, revenue signals (verified or self-reported), and for-sale status. Returns null if the slug doesn't resolve to a live The AI Tools Index listing.

Parametersslugrequired

list_alternatives

List alternatives to a tool

List live, same-category alternatives to a well-known AI tool (e.g. 'chatgpt', 'notion-ai', 'figma'). Call this when a user asks 'what are the alternatives to X' or wants competitors/substitutes for a named product. `target` is the well-known tool's slug, not a listing slug from this catalog.

Parameterstargetrequired

submit_tool

Submit a new AI tool

Submit a new AI tool to The AI Tools Index on behalf of its maker. Creates a draft listing (not yet public) and returns a claimUrl the maker must visit to sign up and claim/publish it. Call this only when a user explicitly wants to list their own tool — never to submit a tool on someone else's behalf without their email. Rate-limited globally to 5 submissions per hour. Supply tagline, problemSolved, logoUrl and imageUrls whenever you can: they are what make the published listing look like a real product page rather than a stub.

ParametersurlrequirednamerequiredemailrequiredlogoUrltaglinexHandlecategoryrequiredimageUrlsdescriptionrequiredproblemSolvedxHandleIsFounder

list_offers

List paid add-ons (offers)

List the optional paid add-ons a maker can buy to promote their listing (name, one-sentence effect, price in USD). Listing is always free; these only ADD reach and are always labeled 'Sponsored'. Call this to see what's purchasable before create_checkout. During free early access (early-bird), offers are not yet purchasable and this says so (purchasable=false).

Takes no parameters.

create_checkout

Create a checkout link for a paid add-on

Create a Stripe checkout URL for one paid add-on on one listing, and return it for a HUMAN to open. Never present this as a completed purchase: nothing is charged until a person completes checkout in a browser. Returns an error when the listing doesn't exist, the add-on isn't purchasable yet (free early access), or payments aren't configured in this environment.

Parametersslugrequiredproductrequired

Version history

1
  1. v1.0.0LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

83% 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.

  • LicenseNot applicable

    A hosted service is used under its provider's terms, so no license is expected here. This check is left out of the percentage.