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      <title>I Built a Directory of 600+ AI Addons — Here's Why</title>
      <dc:creator>Zeph Wheeler</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 02:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TL;DR:&lt;/strong&gt; I created &lt;a href="https://mcphub.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MCP Hub&lt;/a&gt; — a searchable directory of 602+ AI customization tools including MCP servers, Claude Skills, OpenClaw Skills, AI Personas, and OpenAI GPTs. Free to use, no signup required.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Problem
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you use Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI assistants, you've probably wondered: &lt;em&gt;"Can I extend this with custom tools?"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The answer is yes — but finding those tools is a mess:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MCP servers scattered across GitHub&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Claude Skills buried in Discord servers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;AI personas copy-pasted in Reddit threads&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;GPTs hidden in ChatGPT's search (if you can find them)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I spent hours hunting for good addons. So I built &lt;strong&gt;MCP Hub&lt;/strong&gt; to solve this.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What is MCP Hub?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://mcphub.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MCP Hub&lt;/a&gt; is a &lt;strong&gt;searchable directory of 602+ AI addons&lt;/strong&gt; in one place:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;359 MCP Servers&lt;/strong&gt; — Tools for Claude Desktop (filesystem, GitHub, databases, APIs, etc.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;56 Claude Skills&lt;/strong&gt; — Instruction sets for specialized workflows&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;65 OpenClaw Skills&lt;/strong&gt; — Agent skills for OpenClaw platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;63 AI Personas&lt;/strong&gt; — Expert character prompts for any AI&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;59 OpenAI GPTs&lt;/strong&gt; — Custom ChatGPT bots&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Each addon has:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Full description&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Installation instructions (copy-paste ready)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;GitHub stars &amp;amp; install counts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Related addons by category&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Direct links to source&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Features
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  🔍 &lt;strong&gt;Search by Keyword, Category, or Type&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Find exactly what you need:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;"database" → PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB servers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;"coding" → Code review agents, GitHub tools&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;"writing" → Content generators, editors, tutors&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  📊 &lt;strong&gt;Compare Tools Side-by-Side&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Select up to 3 addons and compare features, stars, categories&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  ⭐ &lt;strong&gt;Favorites &amp;amp; Bookmarks&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Save your go-to tools (stored locally, no account needed)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  📱 &lt;strong&gt;Mobile Responsive&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Works on desktop, tablet, phone&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  🆓 &lt;strong&gt;100% Free&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No signup, no paywalls, no tracking&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Why I Built This
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'm a developer who uses AI tools daily. Setting up MCP servers for Claude was game-changing — suddenly I could:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Query my PostgreSQL database in natural language&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Search my codebase without leaving the chat&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Automate GitHub issues&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Run shell commands safely&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;finding good servers was painful&lt;/strong&gt;. I'd spend 30+ minutes searching GitHub, Reddit, Discord just to discover one new tool.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;MCP Hub was born from that frustration. I wanted &lt;strong&gt;one place&lt;/strong&gt; to browse everything, compare options, and get instant setup instructions.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Tech Stack
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Built with simplicity in mind:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Frontend:&lt;/strong&gt; Vite + Vanilla JS (no framework bloat)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Styling:&lt;/strong&gt; CSS variables + dark theme&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Data:&lt;/strong&gt; Static JSON (602 addons, ~300KB)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Search:&lt;/strong&gt; Fuse.js (fuzzy search)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Hosting:&lt;/strong&gt; Cloudflare Pages (free, fast)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;SEO:&lt;/strong&gt; 654 pages (602 addon pages + 47 blog posts + 5 main pages)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Total bundle size: &lt;strong&gt;37.6KB JS + 23.7KB CSS&lt;/strong&gt; ⚡&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  How It Works
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  1. Browse by Type
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Click &lt;strong&gt;MCP Servers&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Claude Skills&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;AI Personas&lt;/strong&gt;, etc. to filter&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  2. Search
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Type "github" to find all GitHub-related tools&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  3. Click Any Card
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Opens detailed page with:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Full description&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Install command with copy button&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tools/capabilities list&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;5 related addons&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Breadcrumbs &amp;amp; schema.org markup&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  4. Copy &amp;amp; Install
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;One-click copy of install commands:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight shell"&gt;&lt;code&gt;npx &lt;span class="nt"&gt;-y&lt;/span&gt; @modelcontextprotocol/server-github
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;






&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What's Next
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short-term:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;User ratings &amp;amp; reviews&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Submit your own addon form&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;More blog content (how-to guides, comparisons)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Weekly "Top 10" newsletters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long-term:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Auto-install scripts (one command → configure Claude Desktop)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Compatibility checker (which servers work with which clients)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Community voting (upvote best addons)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Stats (As of March 2026)
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;602 addons&lt;/strong&gt; indexed&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;654 pages&lt;/strong&gt; for SEO&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.24K monthly visitors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;~300KB&lt;/strong&gt; total data size&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;100% uptime&lt;/strong&gt; on Cloudflare Pages&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Try It Out
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;👉 &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://mcphub.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;mcphub.dev&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No signup required. Just browse, search, copy commands, and extend your AI tools.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Feedback Welcome
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is a side project I built to scratch my own itch. If you have ideas, bugs, or want to contribute:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Comment below&lt;/strong&gt; with suggestions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Star the project&lt;/strong&gt; (coming soon — open sourcing the directory generator)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Share with your team&lt;/strong&gt; if you find it useful&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Acknowledgments
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Big thanks to:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Anthropic&lt;/strong&gt; for MCP protocol&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;OpenClaw&lt;/strong&gt; for AgentSkills spec&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;All the creators&lt;/strong&gt; who built these amazing tools&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Without their work, MCP Hub wouldn't exist.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What AI addons are you using?&lt;/strong&gt; Drop your favorites in the comments! 👇&lt;/p&gt;

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