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MCP Registry

by wei

Discover servers, retrieve metadata, and monitor health with MCP Registry—fully integrated with the official Model Conte

Integrates with the official Model Context Protocol registry to provide server discovery, metadata retrieval, version information, and health status monitoring with filtered searches and pagination support.

github stars

2

Official MCP registry serviceAPI freeze (v0.1) for stable integration

best for

  • / Developers building MCP integrations
  • / Finding servers for specific use cases
  • / Exploring the MCP ecosystem

capabilities

  • / Search MCP servers by name or category
  • / Browse available MCP servers
  • / Discover new MCP integrations
  • / Access server metadata and descriptions
  • / Filter servers by functionality

what it does

Search and discover MCP servers through an official registry service that works like an app store for MCP servers.

about

MCP Registry is a community-built MCP server published by wei that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Discover servers, retrieve metadata, and monitor health with MCP Registry—fully integrated with the official Model Conte It is categorized under developer tools. This server exposes 4 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.

how to install

You can install MCP Registry in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.

license

MIT

MCP Registry is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

readme

mcp-registry-mcp-server

npm version License: MIT

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools to query the official MCP Registry. This server enables AI assistants and applications to discover, search, and retrieve information about published MCP servers programmatically.

✨ Features

  • 🔍 List Servers: Browse all registered MCP servers with pagination
  • 🔎 Search: Find servers by name with filtering options
  • 📦 Version Management: View all versions of specific servers
  • 📝 Detailed Information: Get comprehensive server details
  • 💚 Health Checks: Monitor registry availability

🚀 Quick Start

Install in VS Code Install in Cursor

Other Clients

Sample configuration (double check the documentation of your MCP client for exact syntax and file locations):

{
  "mcp-registry-mcp-server": {
    "type": "stdio",
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "mcp-registry-mcp-server"]
  }
}

📚 How to Use

Once configured, you can ask your AI assistant natural language questions like:

  • "What new MCP servers have recently been released?"
  • "Search for filesystem-related MCP servers"
  • "Show me the latest version of the github-mcp-server"
  • "Get details about the Chrome DevTools MCP server"
  • "Is the MCP registry healthy?"

The AI will automatically use the appropriate registry tools to answer your questions.

🛠️ Available Tools

list_servers

Browse all registered MCP servers with optional search and pagination.

Example prompts:

  • "List all MCP servers"
  • "Search for servers related to GitHub"
  • "Show me recently updated servers"

list_server_versions

View all available versions for a specific MCP server.

Example prompts:

  • "What versions are available for the filesystem server?"
  • "Show version history for io.modelcontextprotocol/filesystem"

get_server

Get detailed information about a specific MCP server version.

Example prompts:

  • "Tell me about the latest filesystem server"
  • "Get details for io.modelcontextprotocol/filesystem version 1.0.0"

health_check

Check if the MCP registry is operational.

Example prompts:

  • "Is the MCP registry working?"
  • "Check registry health status"

🔧 Requirements

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

📖 Documentation

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details

🔗 Resources


Made with ❤️ by @wei

FAQ

What is the MCP Registry MCP server?
MCP Registry is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
How are reviews shown for MCP Registry?
This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
MCP server reviews

Ratings

4.510 reviews
  • Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024

    MCP Registry is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.

  • Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024

    We evaluated MCP Registry against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.

  • Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024

    Useful MCP listing: MCP Registry is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.

  • Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024

    MCP Registry reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.

  • Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024

    I recommend MCP Registry for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.

  • Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024

    Strong directory entry: MCP Registry surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.

  • Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024

    MCP Registry has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.

  • Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024

    According to our notes, MCP Registry benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.

  • Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024

    We wired MCP Registry into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.

  • Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024

    MCP Registry is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.