The AI Tools Index developer resources

Point Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex at The AI Tools Index MCP server and your agent can search the catalog by category, pull a tool's full record, and submit your own tool for indexing. Any paid boost is a Stripe checkout link a human opens and approves — agents never enter card details.

Tell your agent:

List my AI tool on The AI Tools Index

Connect your coding agent

Add The AI Tools Index MCP server to your agent with a single command or config block.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http aitoolsindex https://theaitoolsindex.com/api/mcp/mcp

Cursor ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aitoolsindex": {
      "url": "https://theaitoolsindex.com/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Codex ~/.codex/config.toml

# ~/.codex/config.toml
experimental_use_rmcp_client = true

[mcp_servers.aitoolsindex]
url = "https://theaitoolsindex.com/api/mcp/mcp"

Windsurf ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aitoolsindex": {
      "serverUrl": "https://theaitoolsindex.com/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Compatibility

Client	How to connect
Claude Code	`claude mcp add --transport http aitoolsindex …`
Cursor	`~/.cursor/mcp.json` → `"url"`
Codex	`~/.codex/config.toml` → `[mcp_servers.aitoolsindex]`
Windsurf	`mcp_config.json` → `"serverUrl"`
Any MCP client	Point it at the Streamable HTTP endpoint over the Model Context Protocol.

What agents can do

Through the index's MCP tools, your agent can:

Search the live catalog by keyword, use-case, or category.
Fetch a tool's full record — description, launch date, and revenue signals.
List live, same-category alternatives to a well-known tool.
Submit a launch: the agent drafts the listing, then you claim it by email and add our badge to your homepage before it goes live.
See the optional paid exposure offers, each always labeled Sponsored.

Agentic checkout, with human approval

Review paid boost offers; buying one means opening a Stripe checkout link yourself and approving the payment, so agents never enter card details.

Machine-readable docs

Prefer to read the raw spec? Both files are live and linked here:

Pricing