# MCP Registry [Platforms & harness multiplexers](https://www.agentlist.io/categories/platform)Model Context Protocol[Last checked Nov 12, 2026](https://www.agentlist.io/changelog) The MCP Registry is the community-driven registry service that gives MCP clients a list of MCP servers, like an app store for MCP servers. [Visit MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/) - [registry.modelcontextprotocol.io](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/) - [github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry) - Open source - Registry API - Community driven ## At a glance **Who it's for**: MCP server authors who want to publish a server and client builders who want to discover servers through an API. **What does it do?**: A registry service that provides MCP clients with a list of MCP servers. Authors publish servers to it, and clients read it through a documented API. [github.com (source for What does it do?)](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry) **Where does it run?**: A hosted registry with a public API at registry.modelcontextprotocol.io, and a Go codebase you can run yourself. [github.com (source for Where does it run?)](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry) [registry.modelcontextprotocol.io (source for Where does it run?)](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/docs) **How do you use it?**: Publish a server by following the quickstart in the docs. The v0.1 API entered a freeze so integrators can build on it without breaking changes. [github.com (source for How do you use it?)](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry) **Who makes it?**: The modelcontextprotocol GitHub organization, as a community-driven project. [github.com (source for Who makes it?)](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry) ## Common questions What is MCP Registry? The MCP Registry is the community-driven registry service that gives MCP clients a list of MCP servers, like an app store for MCP servers. Who is MCP Registry for? MCP server authors who want to publish a server and client builders who want to discover servers through an API. How much does MCP Registry cost? We have no price on record for MCP Registry. Check Model Context Protocol's site. Does MCP Registry run locally or in the cloud? MCP Registry runs in the vendor's cloud. You use it through chat apps and an API. What are alternatives to MCP Registry? See the Platforms & harness multiplexers shortlist for the other options. [See all agent platforms](https://www.agentlist.io/categories/platform) --- Source: [MCP Registry: pricing & alternatives | agentlist.io](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/mcp-registry). This is the public page rendered as Markdown; interactive controls require the website.