StarTap Directory Search

Read-only search for free startup submission directories by category, account and badge requirements, review wait and Ahrefs Domain Rating; no sign-in or API key. Endpoint: https://startap.cc/mcp · Website

Live Answered an MCP handshake without credentials and listed 1 tool.

Category: Marketing, content & social
Transport: http
Source: https://github.com/qeireal/startap-launch-kit#readme
Endpoint: https://startap.cc/mcp
Reports itself as: startap 1.0.0
Protocol: 2025-06-18
Tools: 1
Context cost: about 392 tokens for the tool definitions (estimated at four characters per token)
Tool definitions last changed: no change seen since first check
Handshake time: 384 ms
Repository: 0 stars · last push 2026-10-17 · MIT
Last checked: 2026-11-03 10:54:50 UTC
Listed since: 2026-10-27

Health and compatibility

Endpoint reachable	Verified	Responded in 384 ms
MCP handshake (initialize)	Verified	Completed without credentials
Tool discovery (tools/list)	Verified	1 tool listed
Authentication	Verified	None needed to connect
Protocol version	Verified	2025-06-18
Transport	Verified	Streamable HTTP
Capabilities declared	Verified	tools

Last checked 2026-11-03 10:54:50 UTC. Verified means the check saw it happen; it says nothing about whether the server is safe.

Recent history

3 daily checks so far; median response 384 ms. Green answered, violet asked for auth, red did not answer.

Set up in your client

Claude Code

Run this in a terminal:

claude mcp add --transport http startap-directory-search https://startap.cc/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector and paste this URL:

https://startap.cc/mcp

Or bridge it through mcp-remote in claude_desktop_config.json (needs Node.js):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startap-directory-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://startap.cc/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to Cursor

Or add it to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startap-directory-search": {
      "url": "https://startap.cc/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to VS Code

Or add it to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "startap-directory-search": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://startap.cc/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name": "startap-directory-search", "type": "http", "url": "https://startap.cc/mcp"}'

Windsurf

Add it to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startap-directory-search": {
      "serverUrl": "https://startap.cc/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Other clients

Most clients accept this shape. The endpoint is:

https://startap.cc/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startap-directory-search": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://startap.cc/mcp"
    }
  }
}

If it does not connect

Restart the client after editing a config file, and keep keys out of files you commit.
If the tools do not appear, open the client's MCP log: a 401 means the credentials were not accepted, and a timeout means the server did not answer.

Tools 1

Names, descriptions and input schemas exactly as the server returned them on 2026-11-03. This is the server author's own text. Nothing is run from this page. Labels such as read-only are declared by the server and are not verified. Raw JSON

find_directoriesread-onlySearch StarTap's hand-checked list of 100+ startup directories, launch platforms and web directories that …

Search StarTap's hand-checked list of 100+ startup directories, launch platforms and web directories that have a free way to list a product. Each result has its submit URL, Domain Rating by Ahrefs where it was checked, whether it needs an account or a badge, the review wait and notes. Use it to plan where to submit or launch a product, or to find first backlinks. Terms change often, so tell the user to read each submit page before relying on a row.

Parameter	Type		Description
`kind`	string[]	optional	Only these types: launch (launch platforms), directory (product directories), web (classic web directories), gallery (design galleries).
`no_account`	boolean	optional	Only directories whose free path needs no account or sign-in.
`no_required_badge`	boolean	optional	Leave out directories that require their badge or a backlink on the user's site.
`min_dr`	number	optional	Only directories with an independently checked Domain Rating of at least this. Directories without a checked rating are left out.
`search`	string	optional	Words that must each start a word in the name or notes, such as "AI" or "Europe".
`limit`	integer	optional	At most this many results, in StarTap's list order. By default every match is returned.

Example call (required arguments only, placeholder values):

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "find_directories",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}

Badge

Maintain this server? Put its live status in your README:

[![MCP status](https://mcp.aianytime.net/badge/startap-directory-search.svg)](https://mcp.aianytime.net/s/startap-directory-search/)

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