mcpindex MCP

An advisory directory client that provides discovery and trust screening for MCP servers. It allows agents to search for servers, get recommendations for specific tasks, and check tool or server trust verdicts (REVIEW or UNVERIFIED) before installation or use.

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Endpoint and access

No sign-in to connect and list tools. Individual tools may still need a vendor account, credentials, or permissions; check the documented prerequisites.

Community listingStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-07Published by mcpindex.ai

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp

Vendor documentation

What its tools do

6 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Not annotated (6)

recommend_mcp_for_task
search_mcp_servers
get_install_command
compare_servers
check_tool_trust
assess_server

6 of 6 have a description · 0 of 6 declare behavior hints · 6 of 6 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

Passed Endpoint answered the live check · Nov 7, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC
Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

Find an MCP server for a specific task
Check trust verdict for a specific tool
Assess trust level of a server

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.4.0

mcp-registry: io.github.gautamgb/mcp-server-mcpindex@0.4.0 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Nov 7, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC

Protocol and capabilities

Server: mcpindex 1.0.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check: 2025-11-25
Tools: 6 advertised
Resources: Not advertised
Resource templates: Not advertised
Prompts: Not advertised

Server-advertised capabilities

{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": true
  }
}

Tools

6 advertised

recommend_mcp_for_task — Recommend MCP servers for a task

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Recommend the best MCP servers for a natural-language task. Returns top 3 ranked picks with reasoning, install commands, and quality scores. Use this when the user asks for the right MCP server for a task they want to do.

recommend_mcp_for_task input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "task"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "task": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Natural-language description of the task, e.g. \"read PDFs and write to S3\"."
    }
  }
}

search_mcp_servers — Search MCP servers

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Keyword + semantic search across every MCP server mcpindex indexes. Use when the user knows what tool category they want but not which server.

search_mcp_servers input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max results (default 10, max 50)."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional category filter (e.g. database, browser, github)."
    }
  }
}

get_install_command — Get install command

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Get the exact install command for a given MCP server and client. Returns a JSON block ready to paste into the client config.

get_install_command input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "server_slug",
    "client"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "client": {
      "enum": [
        "claude-desktop",
        "claude-code",
        "cursor",
        "gemini-cli",
        "cline",
        "zed"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Target client."
    },
    "server_slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Slug of the server (from search or recommend results)."
    }
  }
}

compare_servers — Compare MCP servers

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Side-by-side comparison of 2-5 MCP servers - quality scores, install paths, env vars.

compare_servers input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "slugs"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slugs": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 5,
      "minItems": 2,
      "description": "Server slugs to compare."
    }
  }
}

check_tool_trust — Check tool trust (advisory)

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Pre-invocation advisory screen for a specific tool on an MCP server. Returns an advisory verdict object (directive ALLOW | DENY | REVIEW | UNVERIFIED, dimensions, freshness). At v1 the public screen produces REVIEW or UNVERIFIED only - ALLOW/DENY are reserved. Not the in-path gate (mcpindex-gate). Agents SHOULD treat UNVERIFIED as "human review required", never as ALLOW.

check_tool_trust input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "server_id",
    "tool_name"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "server_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Registry slug from search_mcp_servers / recommend results, e.g. \"io-github-microsoft-playwright-mcp\" (NOT a short name like \"github\")."
    },
    "tool_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Tool name as exposed by the server (e.g. \"create_pull_request\")."
    }
  }
}

assess_server — Assess server trust (advisory)

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Aggregated pre-flight trust assessment across all tools on an MCP server. Same verdict shape as check_tool_trust. Use for "is THIS server worth integrating?" decisions. v1 advisory; conformance monitored not enforced; verdicts may be UNVERIFIED if not yet probed.

assess_server input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "server_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "server_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Server slug to assess."
    }
  }
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks: 1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency: 523 ms
95th percentile latency: 523 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

Nov 7, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC · probe · passed · 523 ms · metadata changed · 6 tool(s)

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http mcpindex-mcp https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add mcpindex-mcp --url https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable mcpindex-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpindex-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpindex-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start mcpindex-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "mcpindex-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http mcpindex-mcp https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.

Claude Desktop configuration

https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpindex-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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