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AppFinder

By appfinder.tech Verified namespace

Find, compare and get cited software picks. Organic only. Makers can prepare a free listing.

Website
Connect to AppFinder
Checks passed
13 / 22

1 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
2238 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
10

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 2238 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name appfinder.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 10 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 2238 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 2238 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    34 of 34 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-01T22:20:17.543793Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using AppFinder

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http appfinder https://appfinder.tech/api/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 10

category_demand

The public demand report of a category: the share of buyers who asked the advisor for each feature, integration, security need and budget in the last 90 days (anonymous totals), and how many listed apps answer each.

Discovered
check_listing

Whether a website already has a published AppFinder listing, and its page. Call this before list_my_app.

Discovered
compare_apps

Side by side: pricing, and the features, integrations and platforms both apps have or only one has.

Discovered
find_alternatives

Apps that do what an app does (same category, most shared features first), and what buyers who wanted to replace it chose.

Discovered
get_app

One app's listing: description, categories, pricing, platforms, features, integrations, rating and its facts with sources.

Discovered
list_categories

The directory's categories with how many apps each lists.

Discovered
list_my_app

Use this when a maker wants to list their own app, product or open-source project on AppFinder, or get it discovered. Reads the app's website, merges what the maker told you, and returns a plain preview of the listing plus a private link. Show the maker the preview and anything still missing, then give them the link: they sign in, review every field and submit, and nothing is published until AppFinder's team approves it. Listing is free. Call check_listing first. Pass only what the maker said or what you can see in their repo; leave out what you don't know (the website fills the gaps). Never submit for them.

Discovered
prepare_listing

Same as list_my_app, kept for older clients: prefer list_my_app. Fills in AppFinder's submission form and returns a private link for the maker to review and submit.

Discovered
recommend_apps

Ranks the apps in the AppFinder directory against a plain-language request and explains each pick with cited facts (what fits, what's missing, which apps a must-have rules out), plus one follow-up question that would narrow the list.

Discovered
search_apps

Full-text search of the directory by name, keyword or job (most relevant first).

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected2238 ms10

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