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Search 2,000+ AI tools: pricing, alternatives, comparisons, and live, dead or acquired status.
Remote server: your requests and data go to tooldirectory.ai. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http ai-tool-directory https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.
search_tools — Search the AI Tool Directory catalog (2,000+ AI tools) by keyword, use case, or category using hybrid semantic search. Returns ranked tools get_tool — Get the full profile of one AI tool by its directory slug: description, pricing, key features, editorial verdict and rating, the date it wascheck_tool_status — Check whether an AI tool is still alive. Returns active, deceased, or acquired — with the date and cause if it shut down, and live alternatifind_alternatives — Find curated alternatives to a given AI tool by its directory slug. If the tool has shut down, returns live replacements. Good for "what shocompare_tools — Compare two AI tools side by side by their directory slugs. Returns each tool’s profile (pricing, rating, editorial verdict, lifecycle) pluslist_tools — List the top-rated active AI tools in a category or for a job role, optionally filtered by pricing. Good for "what are the best AI tools forNot tested by KitScout yet. When our harness runs it, pros, cons and the tasks we tried appear here, with the date and evidence.