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Submit to MCP Shelf

A small, hand-picked shelf of about 90 MCP servers, each with an install config checked against the project's own package and setup notes for Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT. Maker submissions first go on a Community page and move to the main shelf once they pass an install test.

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MCP Shelf at a glance

Pricing
Free
Free; the FAQ says places, links and rankings are never sold
Link type
Mixed
Community listings https://mcpshelf.co/community/webextract and /community/ipgeolocation-io: repo and website links rel="ugc nofollow noopener". Main shelf listing https://mcpshelf.co/servers/firecrawl: GitHub, npm and docs links rel="noopener noreferrer" (followed) (checked 2026-11-11) What a dofollow link is
Review
Manual review
Link back required
No
Account required
No
Domain Rating
DR40
Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Nov 11, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
Tranco rank
Not ranked
No Tranco rank on record for this site.
Who browses it
Developers who want a short, vetted list of MCP servers and agent skills rather than a huge index
Last checked

How to submit to MCP Shelf

  1. Open the MCP Shelf submission page

    This is the page makers use to add a product.

  2. Have your assets ready

    Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.

  3. Fill in the form carefully

    Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse MCP Shelf (Developers who want a short, vetted list of MCP servers and agent skills rather than a huge index), not for search engines.

  4. Wait for review

    A person reviews submissions, so it can take a while. Once it’s live, check the link on your listing points to the right page.

Tips for MCP Shelf

  • The form asks for at least three things the server can do, one per line, and a plain description of the job it does; leave out protocol jargon.
  • Make sure the package in your install command matches the repo; a mismatch is one of the reasons the FAQ gives for turning servers down.
  • New entries start on the Community page with nofollow links and only move to the main shelf after the team's install test passes.
  • The 'On the shelf' badge is optional and has no effect on review.

From MCP Shelf’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.

What to prepare

The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for AI tool directories.

  • Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
  • A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
  • Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
  • 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
  • The exact page you want the link to point to
  • Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
  • The main task your AI does, in one plain sentence (e.g. “turns podcasts into short clips”)
  • Your pricing tiers, and whether there is a free plan or free trial
  • Which models or providers you use, if you say so publicly
  • 2–3 concrete use cases, each one sentence

Is MCP Shelf worth it?

Depends on the listing

MCP Shelf uses followed links on some listings and not others. Read the evidence above and check which kind your listing gets before you pay for anything.

  • Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 40 (moderate). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
  • No Tranco rank on record, so we can’t say how much traffic it gets.
  • A person reviews submissions, so expect a wait and a real quality bar.
  • Free to list, so the only cost is your time.

This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Domain Rating by Ahrefs, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.

Questions about MCP Shelf

Is MCP Shelf free?

Yes. Listing on MCP Shelf is free. Pricing details: Free; the FAQ says places, links and rankings are never sold. We checked on Nov 11, 2026.

Does MCP Shelf give a dofollow link?

It depends. Some listing links on MCP Shelf are followed and some are not. Evidence: Community listings https://mcpshelf.co/community/webextract and /community/ipgeolocation-io: repo and website links rel="ugc nofollow noopener". Main shelf listing https://mcpshelf.co/servers/firecrawl: GitHub, npm and docs links rel="noopener noreferrer" (followed) (checked 2026-11-11).

How do I submit to MCP Shelf?

Submit at https://mcpshelf.co/submit. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: The form asks for at least three things the server can do, one per line, and a plain description of the job it does; leave out protocol jargon.

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Sources

The pages we opened on Nov 11, 2026 to write this page.