skillsindex-mcp

MCP server for SkillsIndex — the scored directory of 11,000+ AI agent tools (MCP servers, Claude skills, GPT actions, IDE plugins).

Give your AI agents the ability to search, score, review, and submit tools from the largest independent AI tool directory.

Tools

Tool	Description
`search_tools`	Search by keyword, ecosystem, or category — returns ranked results with scores
`get_tool`	Full details for a tool: security score, GitHub stats, scoring breakdown
`get_top_rated`	Top-rated tools, optionally filtered by ecosystem or category
`check_security`	Security score (0-5) + audit notes for any indexed tool
`submit_tool`	Submit a new tool for indexing — auto-adds to the review queue
`subscribe`	Subscribe an email to The Weekly Index (Thursday newsletter)

Install

npx skillsindex-mcp

Or install globally:

npm install -g skillsindex-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skillsindex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["skillsindex-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Config file locations:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Cursor / Windsurf / Cline

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "skillsindex": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["skillsindex-mcp"]
  }
}

Usage Examples

Once connected, you can ask Claude things like:

"Search for MCP servers that connect to databases"
"What's the security score for the filesystem-mcp-server?"
"Show me the top 10 Claude skills"
"Submit this GitHub repo to SkillsIndex: https://github.com/..."
"Subscribe me to the SkillsIndex weekly newsletter"

Tool Details

`search_tools`

query:      Search keyword or use case (required)
ecosystem:  mcp_server | claude_skill | gpt_action | openclaw_skill | plugin
category:   databases-storage | browser-automation | code-execution | ...
limit:      1-20 (default: 5)

`get_tool`

slug:  Tool slug, e.g. "filesystem-mcp-server" (from the URL: skillsindex.dev/tools/[slug]/)

`get_top_rated`

ecosystem:  optional filter
category:   optional filter
limit:      1-20 (default: 10)

`check_security`

slug:  Tool slug (preferred)
name:  Tool name (fuzzy match fallback)

`submit_tool`

name:        Tool name (required)
github_url:  GitHub repo or homepage URL (required)
description: What the tool does (required, min 10 chars)
ecosystem:   mcp_server | claude_skill | gpt_action | ... (default: mcp_server)
category:    databases-storage | browser-automation | ... (default: other)

Submissions land in a review queue. Tools are scored on security, utility, maintenance, and uniqueness before publishing.

`subscribe`

email:  Email address to subscribe (required)

Data

11,393+ tools across 5 ecosystems
Scoring: security (30%) + utility (30%) + maintenance (25%) + uniqueness (15%)
Updated weekly via GitHub API
Security scores based on static analysis of source code

License

MIT

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