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title: "The AI Tools Index"
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# The AI Tools Index developer resources

> 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."

Canonical HTML: https://theaitoolsindex.com/docs
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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 this is

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 public API documentation for The AI Tools Index. There is no private REST catalog. Agents query live listings through MCP and the documents listed below.

## OpenAPI

The machine-readable description of HTTP surfaces that actually exist is https://theaitoolsindex.com/openapi.json. Endpoints not listed there do not exist. Paginated listings: GET /api/v1/listings.

## MCP

Streamable HTTP MCP server: https://theaitoolsindex.com/api/mcp/mcp. Tools: search_tools, get_tool, list_alternatives, submit_tool, list_offers, create_checkout. Read tools need no authentication.

## Authentication

Public catalog and MCP reads need no token. Maker login is a human browser flow. Full agent instructions: https://theaitoolsindex.com/auth.md. RFC 9728 metadata: https://theaitoolsindex.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource.

## Discovery files

Agent discovery: https://theaitoolsindex.com/.well-known/agent-discovery.json. Also https://theaitoolsindex.com/.well-known/agents.json, https://theaitoolsindex.com/llms.txt, https://theaitoolsindex.com/AGENTS.md, and https://theaitoolsindex.com/.well-known/api-catalog.