Description

The canonical centralized metadata repository for publicly accessible MCP servers, providing a REST API, an OpenAPI spec, the mcp-publisher CLI, and reverse-DNS namespaces tied to verified accounts or domains.

AI-native score

How ready this product is for agents to use, on a 0–100 scale across four weighted dimensions. Security is one of them, so a high score is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. How is this scored?

Unrated. Only 19% of the scored decision fields are researched, so the grade is held until more are confirmed. The breakdown below shows what's been scored.

Component	Raw	Weight	Contribution
Integration	2/10	35%	7.0
Trust	0/6	30%	0.0
Portability	2/4	20%	10.0
Security	0/4	15%	0.0

Signals that fired

Integration: API spec, OpenAPI / gRPC / GraphQL (+1) ; Command-line interface (+1)
Portability: Self-hostable (+1) ; Open source (+1)

Signals not researched

These gaps cover the fields used in the AI-native score.

Integration surfaces: llms.txt, WebMCP, Headless signup, MCP servers, Agent2Agent (A2A) servers, Native connectors, Agent skills, Developer kits
Trust & data policy: Multi-factor authentication, Zero data retention, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Data export, Data import, Open standards, Standard protocol access, No proprietary-SDK lock-in, Documented provider swap
Security & compliance: Compliance certifications, Access controls

Trust & data policy

Self-hostable: Yes
Open source: Yes
Source code: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry

Not yet researched Multi-factor authentication, Zero data retention, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Data export, Data import, Open standards, Standard protocol access, No proprietary-SDK lock-in, Documented provider swap

What it does

Capabilities

MCP Server Discovery Registry

Centralized, queryable metadata repository of publicly accessible MCP servers.

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Jobs to be done

Discover and publish MCP servers

Find publicly available MCP servers and publish new ones to a canonical registry.

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Integration surfaces

How an agent connects to this product and finds its documentation. The largest dimension of the AI-native score (35%).

API specs

MCP Server Registry API
OpenAPI

Command-line interfaces

mcp-publisher

Not yet researched llms.txt, WebMCP, Headless signup, MCP servers, Agent2Agent (A2A) servers, Native connectors, Agent skills, Developer kits

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