com.needanai/catalog

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NeedAnAI — AI tool catalogue

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Search, compare and watch 15,000+ AI tools: pricing, alternatives, liveness. Free, no auth.

Summary by lookupd

Searches, compares and monitors thousands of AI tools, checking pricing, alternatives and site liveness, with reviews and guides.

Install

Claude Code, remote (streamable-http)

claude mcp add --transport http catalog https://mcp.needanai.com/mcp

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add catalog -- npx -y @needanai/mcp

Codex, remote (streamable-http)

codex mcp add catalog --url https://mcp.needanai.com/mcp

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add catalog -- npx -y @needanai/mcp

Cursor, remote (streamable-http) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "catalog": {
      "url": "https://mcp.needanai.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "catalog": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@needanai/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools (14 tools)

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• search_tools Search the NeedAnAI catalogue of 15,000+ AI tools by free text, pricing model, category or task. Returns ranked hits with pricing, status, freshness (when the s
• get_tool Full profile of one tool by slug: description, pricing model and details (with when pricing was last checked), pricing history, pros, cons, FAQs, categories, ta
• find_alternatives Alternatives to a tool, ranked by freshness, profile completeness, curation and how many other tools list them as an alternative. Each entry carries a rationale
• compare_tools Side-by-side comparison of 2–5 tools: pricing, summary, categories, tasks, pros, cons, site status, freshness, flags and launch date.
• recommend_for_task Given a job to be done ("create a logo", "transcribe meetings") and an optional budget, returns the best-fitting tools with an explicit rationale per recommenda
• list_taxonomy All category or task slugs with names and live tool counts. Use the slugs as filters for search_tools and recommend_for_task.
• search_articles Search 660+ editorial articles (reviews, comparisons, alternatives round-ups, guides) by keywords and optional category.
• get_article The full markdown body of one article by slug.
• check_status Is the tool’s site alive? Returns the scanner verdict, when it was last checked and verified, when pricing was last checked, and a freshness label.
• watch_tool Subscribe to status and pricing changes for a tool (checked every 30 minutes). Delivered to an https webhook or email. Requires an API key (free, from https://n
• list_watches Active watches on this API key.
• unwatch_tool Stop a watch by id.
• submit_tool Suggest a tool for the catalogue. If its website is already listed the existing listing is returned instead. Requires an API key.
• export_tools Bulk export of a filtered slice of the catalogue (up to 2,000 rows) as JSON or CSV. Returns a signed download URL valid for 24 hours. Requires an API key.

Details

• Version: 1.0.1
• Transports: streamable-http, stdio
• Uptime (7 days): 100%
• Median latency: 438 ms
• First indexed: 2026-11-02T08:17:21.781Z
• Last seen in registry: 2026-11-02T13:17:13.245Z
• Repository: https://github.com/vmatresu/ailaunchspace
• Website: https://needanai.com/developers

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