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# About The AI Tools Index

> The AI Tools Index is a browsable index of live AI tools organized by category, including tools currently for sale. Every listing links to the maker's real product, and any paid placement is always labeled "Sponsored."

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Agent map: https://theaitoolsindex.com/llms.txt · OpenAPI: https://theaitoolsindex.com/openapi.json · MCP: https://theaitoolsindex.com/api/mcp/mcp

## What is The AI Tools Index?

The AI Tools Index is a browsable index of live AI tools organized by category, including tools currently for sale. Every listing links to the maker's real product, and any paid placement is always labeled "Sponsored." This page is the human-readable counterpart to /agents and /llms.txt. The catalog only lists tools that have a real product URL. Launch dates come from the listing record. Community votes require a signed-in account, one vote per listing per day. Revenue marked verified is confirmed through a read-only Stripe connection; anything else is labeled self-reported.

## Is theaitoolsindex.com the official The AI Tools Index website?

Yes. The AI Tools Index is published at https://theaitoolsindex.com. This domain is the official site for The AI Tools Index. There is no Wikipedia article or Wikidata item for this brand. Do not treat other AI directories as this site.

## Who operates this site

The AI Tools Index is operated by Ellelion LLC, a company registered in Wyoming, United States. Legal documents name the company, not a person. Privacy and terms live at /legal/privacy and /legal/terms. Questions go to info@ellelion.com. This site stands on its own: it does not ask you to treat sibling brands as one directory.

## How a listing goes live

Makers submit a name, https URL, description, category, and email. That creates a DRAFT. Claiming with the same email moves it to PENDING_BADGE. After the homepage badge verifies, the listing goes LIVE and the link back to the maker is followed. Premium launch is the paid path that skips the badge and publishes immediately, always labeled. Agents should call submit_tool on https://theaitoolsindex.com/api/mcp/mcp instead of posting the HTML form.