Official MCP Registry
by Model Context Protocol
The official discovery directory for MCP servers.
Overview
The Official MCP Registry is the centralized metadata repository and discovery platform for publicly accessible MCP servers, backed by trusted ecosystem contributors including Anthropic, GitHub, PulseMCP, and Microsoft. Hosted at registry.modelcontextprotocol.io, it acts like an app store for MCP servers: MCP clients can query it for a list of servers, and its landing page lets you browse recently updated servers and select target environments (Production, Staging, Local, or Custom). Beyond the web UI it exposes a public REST API and an OpenAPI spec that other registries can implement, since MCP registries are metaregistries that host server metadata rather than the package code itself. It is currently in preview, so breaking changes or data resets may occur before general availability.
At a Glance
- Topic
- MCP
- Level
- All Levels
- Format
- Documentation
- Cost
- Free
- Provider
- Model Context Protocol
- Hands-on
- No
- Certificate
- None
What You’ll Learn
- ✓How to discover publicly available MCP servers
- ✓What an MCP registry is and how meta-registries work
- ✓How clients query the registry API for servers
- ✓The role of the OpenAPI spec for sub-registries
Highlights
- •Official, backed by Anthropic, GitHub, Microsoft, and PulseMCP
- •Web UI plus public REST API and OpenAPI spec
- •A single source of truth for server discovery
Who It’s For
Best For
- ✓Developers discovering servers to connect to
- ✓Client authors integrating server discovery
Prerequisites
- •Basic understanding of MCP servers
FAQ
What is Official MCP Registry?
The official, centralized registry for discovering publicly available MCP servers, backed by Anthropic, GitHub, Microsoft, and PulseMCP. For developers and MCP clients that need a source of truth for available servers.
Is Official MCP Registry free?
Official MCP Registry is free to access.
What level is Official MCP Registry for?
Official MCP Registry is aimed at a all levels audience. Recommended background: Basic understanding of MCP servers.
What will I learn from Official MCP Registry?
You'll learn: How to discover publicly available MCP servers; What an MCP registry is and how meta-registries work; How clients query the registry API for servers; The role of the OpenAPI spec for sub-registries.