How to Get Your SaaS Listed in an MCP Directory
Short answer: to list your SaaS in an MCP directory, get four things ready before you open the submit form: a one-liner that says what the tool actually does, the right category, a clear note on how agents authenticate, and a logo. Submit, pass a short review, done. On Tulimoa (full disclosure: Tulimoa is our product, and the specifics below are ours) that review is done by a human in about 24 hours, and the listing is free, forever.
Here's why the listing is worth an afternoon, and how to write one that works.
Why list your SaaS in an MCP directory now
An MCP directory is a catalog of tools AI agents can plug into, browsable by humans and queryable by agents over the Model Context Protocol itself. If that's a new idea, start with [what an MCP directory is](/blog/what-is-an-mcp-directory).
The reason to care in 2026 is that a directory now has two audiences, and they search differently.
Humans still do the classic thing: shortlist, compare, click through to your site. For them, a listing is a page about your product on a domain that isn't yours, which is plain old distribution. On Tulimoa, every published listing also carries a do-follow backlink, so it feeds your own search presence too.
Agents are the newer audience. When someone asks their assistant to find "a scheduling tool an agent can book with", the assistant doesn't scroll a comparison page. It calls a search tool and reads structured results. Tulimoa's directory is live over MCP at mcp.tulimoa.com: any agent can search it without an account, filter by category, pricing model, and MCP support, and get back approved listings. If you're not in the results, you're not in the answer.
Your customers aren't only humans any more. Being findable by both costs you one listing.
What a good MCP directory listing needs
| Field | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| One-liner | The first thing humans read, and often the only text an agent's search matches against |
| Category | How both audiences filter; a miscategorized tool is invisible |
| Auth method | Tells an operator what connecting takes: OAuth, an API key, or nothing |
| MCP status | Whether your app already speaks MCP; agents filter on this |
| Logo | The difference between a real product and a placeholder in a results grid |
Write the one-liner literally. "AI-powered platform for modern teams" matches nothing anyone actually searches for. "Invoicing for freelancers with a read-write API" matches the exact query an agent will run. Say what it does, who it's for, and the one thing that sets it apart, in that order.
Be upfront about auth. If connecting takes an OAuth flow, say so. If it's an API key, say that. The people wiring agents into tools plan around auth before anything else, and a listing that answers the question saves them a docs dive.
Don't hide a missing MCP server. You don't need one to get listed. But if you have one, submit your MCP server details with the listing, because MCP status is a field agents filter on and a real differentiator right now. If you don't have one yet, [does your app have an MCP server](/blog/does-your-app-have-an-mcp-server) walks through what building one involves.
How submitting to Tulimoa works, honestly
Step 1: Create an account. Magic link or Google sign-in, no credit card.
Step 2: Submit the listing. [Submit your SaaS for free](/submit): logo, description (in English), tags, country, MCP status. Richer profile blocks (gallery, use cases, integrations, demo and docs links) are there when you want them.
Step 3: Human review, around 24 hours. Every submission is read by a person before it goes live. There are two of us, so a busy day can stretch it, but around a day is the norm. Curation is the product: a catalog full of junk helps nobody, including you.
Step 4: You're live. Your listing gets its own profile page in [the live catalog](/discover), with the do-follow backlink attached.
Prefer to skip the browser? The directory's own MCP server accepts submissions too. After an OAuth sign-in, an agent can file the listing on your behalf, up to five per day. It lands as pending and goes through the same human review, and any later edit goes back to review before it's public again. That's how the catalog stays clean.
And the part we care about most: ranking is never for sale. No listing fee, no paid placement, ever. The only thing that affects order is the Tulimoa badge, and among listings that carry it, the order is shuffled fresh on every visit so everyone gets a turn on top. Ad budget doesn't count.
Make the product agent-ready first
Before you submit, spend an hour with the [agent-ready SaaS checklist](/blog/agent-ready-saas-checklist): docs an agent can parse, an auth story that doesn't need a human for every call, error messages that say what went wrong. A great MCP directory listing pointing at a product agents bounce off is a wasted click. The listing gets you found. The product keeps the connection.
Frequently asked questions
Does it cost anything to list a SaaS on Tulimoa?
No. Listing is free, forever, with no listing fee and no pay-to-rank. The directory is the supply side of our gateway product and we make money there, so the catalog can stay free and honest.
Do I need an MCP server to submit?
No. Plenty of good tools don't have one yet. Listings show MCP status so the tools that do speak MCP are filterable, but a clear listing for an API-only product is still worth having today.
How long does the review take?
Around 24 hours, and it's a human reading it, not a keyword filter. Accurate English descriptions in the right category go through fastest. Every edit after approval goes back through the same review.
Can agents actually find my listing?
Yes. The Tulimoa directory is live over MCP, and its search works without an account, so any connected agent can query approved listings by free text and filters from day one.