Skip to main content
Glama
AIWerk

MCP Catalog

by AIWerk

@aiwerk/mcp-catalog

Searchable directory of MCP server recipes, served as an MCP server. Any AI agent can discover, inspect, and download MCP server configs natively — through tool calls.

Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, OpenClaw, MCP Bridge, or any MCP client.

Why?

Setting up MCP servers means finding the right package, writing config JSON, figuring out env vars. Every time.

MCP Catalog makes this discoverable:

  • 4 MCP tools: search, info, download, activate — all callable by AI agents

  • Weighted search: name, keywords, description, tool names, tags — all scored and ranked

  • 12 pre-seeded servers: popular MCP servers ready to go

  • Multi-language keywords: English + German (more coming)

  • Two transports: stdio (default) or Streamable HTTP

Install

npm install -g @aiwerk/mcp-catalog

Quick Start

# 1. Seed the catalog with built-in recipes
mcp-catalog seed

# 2. Start (stdio mode — connects to any MCP client)
mcp-catalog

Use with Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

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

Use with Cursor / Windsurf

Add to your MCP config:

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

Use with MCP Bridge

Add to your ~/.mcp-bridge/config.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "aiwerk-catalog": {
      "transport": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@aiwerk/mcp-catalog"],
      "description": "MCP server catalog — searchable directory of MCP server recipes"
    }
  }
}

MCP Tools

Search for MCP servers by keyword, category, or transport type.

{
  "query": "payment",
  "category": "finance",
  "transport": "stdio"
}

Returns ranked results:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "stripe",
      "description": "payments & billing",
      "category": "finance",
      "badges": ["stdio", "auth-required"],
      "transport": "stdio",
      "authRequired": true,
      "authType": "api-key",
      "downloads": 42
    }
  ]
}

catalog_info

Get full recipe details for a specific server.

{ "name": "stripe" }

Returns complete config: command, args, env vars, credentials URL, homepage, keywords, tool names, and more.

catalog_download

Download a server recipe (returns full config JSON + increments download counter).

{ "name": "github" }

catalog_activate

Activate a server on the hosted bridge (coming in Phase 4).

{ "name": "todoist" }

Search Scoring

Results are ranked by weighted scoring across multiple fields:

Match type

Weight

Example

Exact name

1.0

"github" → github server

Name prefix

0.9

"goo" → google-maps

Keyword

0.8

"zahlungen" → stripe, wise

Description

0.6

"web scraping" → apify

Tool name

0.5

"issues" → github

Tag

0.4

"productivity" → todoist, linear, miro

Category aliases also work: searching "developer" filters to developer-tools category.

Pre-seeded Servers

Server

Category

Transport

Auth

apify

search

streamable-http

API key

github

developer-tools

stdio

API key

google-maps

maps

stdio

API key

hetzner

cloud

stdio

API key

hostinger

hosting

stdio

API key

linear

productivity

stdio

API key

miro

productivity

stdio

API key

notion

productivity

stdio

API key

stripe

finance

stdio

API key

tavily

search

stdio

API key

todoist

productivity

stdio

API key

wise

finance

stdio

API key

Transports

Transport

Flag

Default port

Use case

stdio

(default)

Local MCP client integration

Streamable HTTP

--http

3100

Remote / multi-client access

mcp-catalog              # stdio mode
mcp-catalog --http       # HTTP server on port 3100

Tech Stack

  • TypeScript + Node.js

  • SQLite (better-sqlite3) with FTS5 for full-text search

  • MCP SDK (@modelcontextprotocol/sdk)

  • Zod for parameter validation

Development

git clone https://github.com/AIWerk/mcp-catalog.git
cd mcp-catalog
npm install

# Seed the database
npm run seed

# Run tests (21 tests)
npm test

# Dev mode
npm run dev

# Build
npm run build

Architecture

┌─────────────────┐     ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Claude Desktop  │     │  MCP Catalog                         │
│  Cursor          │◄───►│                                      │
│  MCP Bridge      │stdio│  ┌────────────┐  ┌───────────────┐  │
│  Any MCP client  │ or  │  │ 4 MCP Tools│  │ SQLite + FTS5 │  │
│                  │http │  │            │──│               │  │
└─────────────────┘     │  │ search     │  │ 12 recipes    │  │
                        │  │ info       │  │ weighted      │  │
                        │  │ download   │  │ scoring       │  │
                        │  │ activate   │  │               │  │
                        │  └────────────┘  └───────────────┘  │
                        └──────────────────────────────────────┘

License

MIT — AIWerk

-
security - not tested
F
license - not found
-
quality - not tested

Resources

Looking for Admin?

Admins can modify the Dockerfile, update the server description, and track usage metrics. If you are the server author, to access the admin panel.

Latest Blog Posts

MCP directory API

We provide all the information about MCP servers via our MCP API.

curl -X GET 'https://glama.ai/api/mcp/v1/servers/AIWerk/mcp-catalog'

If you have feedback or need assistance with the MCP directory API, please join our Discord server