HList AI Tools

Name: HList AI Tools
Author: hlist0001

by hlist0001version 1.0.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry namecc.hlist/hlist-ai-tools

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Search 386+ AI tools with China-access data, live GitHub stats, 4-language metadata. No key needed

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

These three are never merged into one score: opinions, measurements and popularity are different things.

User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
Our basic checksi3 of 3 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiVery new★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Search & AI memory

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 3 of 3 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
Can do 3 things (tools) search_ai_tools, get_tool, list_categories
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://hlist.cc/api/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http hlist-ai-tools https://hlist.cc/api/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hlist-ai-tools": {
      "url": "https://hlist.cc/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "hlist-ai-tools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://hlist.cc/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://hlist.cc/api/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 7, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

search_ai_tools
Search the hlist.cc AI tools directory (412 tools, updated daily) by keyword and/or category. Returns top 10 matches with name, description, pricing, China accessibility, and GitHub stats.
get_tool
Get full details for a single AI tool by slug (e.g. "cursor", "stable-diffusion").
list_categories
List all AI tool categories with tool counts.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 8, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified against the domain hlist.cc (the registry checks domain ownership)
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
✓ Pass
Endpoint responds
Responded in 210 ms (HTTP 200)
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
No sign-in needed
✓ Pass
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Read 3 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

More stars than 0% of the other 5684 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 66% of the other 5684 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5684 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is HList AI Tools safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.0) reached the registry 21 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Context7, Codebase Memory, Exa

Alternatives

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by upstashWidely used↓ 972.7K/wk★ 64.2KUpdated 2 days ago

Computer or cloud

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Codebase Memory

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Exa

Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research.

by exa-labsGrowing★ 5.2KUpdated 2 months ago

Runs in the cloud✓ exa.ai

Install

README from the maker

Open the README

Copied from the maker’s repo as written. PopNx MCP has not reviewed or endorsed it. HTML, images and scripts are removed. Links lead off this site.

hlist.cc

A 4-language (EN / 中文 / 日本語 / 한국어) directory of AI tools, updated daily. Every listing includes its category, pricing tier (verified against the official pricing page), and a China-accessibility field (ok / unstable / blocked / unknown) — the only AI tools directory that publishes it.

Live: https://hlist.cc

For AI agents

The whole corpus is machine-readable. Three exits, all public and keyless:

# MCP endpoint — search 300+ AI tools

curl -X POST https://hlist.cc/api/mcp \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call", "params":{"name":"search_ai_tools","arguments":{"category":"code"}}}'

MCP server: https://hlist.cc/api/mcp (no key, no rate limit) — tools: search_ai_tools, get_tool, list_categories; optional lang param for en/zh/ja/ko descriptions
Full dataset: https://hlist.cc/api/v1/tools.json — one record per tool (slug, category, pricing, cn_access, GitHub stars, verified date)
Subsets: https://hlist.cc/api/v1/tools.json?cn_access=ok / ?category=video / ?pricing_tier=free (combinable)
LLM index: https://hlist.cc/llms.txt (with a "citable facts" block at the top)
Usage stats: https://hlist.cc/api/v1/mcp-stats.json (which agents are calling, by day)

Listed in the official MCP Registry, Glama, and Smithery.

Data pipeline

This repo powers the site:

Front: Astro (static, ~2,200 pages) on Cloudflare Pages, 4 languages with hreflang
Collect: nightly pipeline (06:00 UTC on a dedicated server) pulls candidates from GitHub Trending, HuggingFace Spaces, and HN, runs a verification gate (website resolves + screenshot + data field confirmed), generates 4-language pages, builds, and deploys with regression checks
Data exits: llms.txt / tools.json / MCP are regenerated at build time from the same content
User data: D1 (submissions, votes, comments, AI-crawler + MCP hit logs)
IndexNow: pushed on every deploy

Methodology (short version)

A tool is published only after its official website resolves, a screenshot is captured, and at least one data field (pricing / category / description) is confirmed. Pricing is verified against the vendor's official pricing page, not scraped from aggregators. The China-accessibility field is a point-in-time probe from a mainland-China egress, so it is a 4-value field (ok / unstable / blocked / unknown), not a yes/no. Full method: https://hlist.cc/about/

Sponsor

Featured listings, expedited review, and newsletter sponsorship: https://hlist.cc/sponsor/

HList AI Tools

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

Common questions

Alternatives

Context7

Codebase Memory

Exa

README from the maker

hlist.cc

For AI agents

Data pipeline

Methodology (short version)

Sponsor