MCP server for AiList — search and discover Ai projects from Claude Code
"List my project on AiList" — one sentence to your AI agent and your project is discoverable by thousands of AI coding assistants.
AiList MCP connects Claude Code to a curated directory of Ai projects. Search MCP servers, CLI tools, libraries, and APIs — or submit your own project without leaving your terminal.
Add to your .mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"ailist": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "ailist-mcp"]
}
}
}
claude mcp add ailist -- npx -y ailist-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"ailist": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "ailist-mcp"],
"env": {
"AILIST_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
Get your free API key at hifriendbot.com/ai-list/submit/
List your project — Tell your agent "list my project on AiList" and it reads your repo, fills in the details, and submits. Your project goes live in minutes after auto-review.
Discover tools — Your agent searches the directory to find the right MCP server, library, or CLI tool for the job. No more browsing — just ask.
See what's trending — Find out what Ai projects are gaining traction this week, sorted by star velocity.
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
AILIST_API_KEY | No | API key for submitting projects. Get one free at hifriendbot.com/ai-list/submit/ |
AILIST_API_URL | No | Override API base URL (defaults to hifriendbot.com) |
No API key is needed for searching and browsing. All read operations are free and unauthenticated.
Search and browse Ai projects. Supports filtering by category and sorting.
search_projects(query: "mcp server", category: "mcp-server", sort: "stars")
Parameters:
query (string, optional) — Search querycategory (string, optional) — Filter: mcp-server, cli-tool, library, web-app, api, plugin, model, dataset, agent, otherbuilt_with (string, optional) — Filter by technology (e.g. "Claude Code", "Cursor")sort (string, default "stars") — Sort by: stars, trending, newest, name, viewspage (int, default 1) — Page numberper_page (int, default 24, max 100) — Results per pageGet full details for a specific project by slug.
get_project(slug: "cogmemai-mcp")
Parameters:
slug (string, required) — The project's URL slugList all project categories with counts.
list_categories()
No parameters.
Discover trending Ai projects this week, sorted by star velocity.
get_trending(limit: 10)
Parameters:
limit (int, default 20, max 50) — Number of resultsGet directory-wide statistics.
get_stats()
No parameters. Returns total projects, added this week, category breakdowns.
Submit your project to the directory. Requires AILIST_API_KEY.
submit_project(
name: "My Tool",
tagline: "Does something cool",
url: "https://example.com",
category: "cli-tool"
)
Parameters:
name (string, required) — Project nametagline (string, optional) — Short descriptiondescription (string, optional) — Full description (markdown)url (string, optional) — Homepage URLgithub_url (string, optional) — GitHub repo URLnpm_package (string, optional) — npm package namepypi_package (string, optional) — PyPI package namecategory (string, optional) — Project categorytags (string, optional) — Comma-separated tagsbuilt_with (string, optional) — Technologies usedcreator_name (string, optional) — Creator namecreator_url (string, optional) — Creator URLList your project:
"Hey Claude, list my project on AiList"
Your agent reads your repo and calls submit_project with the right details.
Find MCP servers:
search_projects(query: "memory", category: "mcp-server")
See what's trending:
get_trending(limit: 5)
Browse by technology:
search_projects(built_with: "Claude Code", sort: "stars")
AiList is a curated directory of Ai projects. Every listing gets its own SEO-indexed page, and the REST API is 100% public — making your project discoverable by both humans and AI agents.
MIT
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
npx -y ailist-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-hifriendbot-ailist-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ailist-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referenceailist-mcpnpmio.github.hifriendbot/ailist-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.