Socketlist MCP server

A free, read-only remote MCP server for searching Socketlist, an independent directory of 800+ open-source Model Context Protocol servers built from public GitHub data.

• Endpoint: https://socketlist.pages.dev/mcp
• Transport: Streamable HTTP (stateless; JSON responses, no SSE stream)
• Auth: none. No API key, no sign-in.
• Docs: https://socketlist.pages.dev/mcp-server/

Tools

Tool	Arguments	Returns
search_servers	query, category?, limit? (1–50, default 10)	Matching servers ranked by relevance, then stars
get_server	slug	Details, README-derived features/tools/requirements, and the install config when one is known
list_categories	–	All categories with slugs and counts
best_for	use_case (e.g. claude-code, jira, postgresql)	The curated “best MCP servers for X” list

All tools are read-only (readOnlyHint: true).

Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http socketlist https://socketlist.pages.dev/mcp

Claude (desktop, web, mobile): Customize → Connectors → + → Add custom connector, URL https://socketlist.pages.dev/mcp, no sign-in.

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{ "mcpServers": { "socketlist": { "url": "https://socketlist.pages.dev/mcp" } } }

VS Code (.mcp.json or ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json)

{ "mcpServers": { "socketlist": { "type": "http", "url": "https://socketlist.pages.dev/mcp" } } }

Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

[mcp_servers.socketlist]
url = "https://socketlist.pages.dev/mcp"

Test with the MCP Inspector

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --cli https://socketlist.pages.dev/mcp --transport http --method tools/list

How it works

src/mcp.js is a Cloudflare Pages Function that answers JSON-RPC (initialize, ping, tools/list, tools/call) and reads a static JSON snapshot of the directory that is rebuilt on each refresh. It does not store prompts or tool arguments. There is light, best-effort rate limiting per IP, and CORS is open.

Data comes from public GitHub repositories and READMEs. Install configs are copied from READMEs, not verified: review any server before installing it (security checklist).

Contact

Corrections or removal requests: [email protected], or open an issue.

License

MIT