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AppFinder

by appfinder.techversion 1.0.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud
Registry nametech.appfinder/appfinder

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Find, compare and get cited software picks. Organic only. Makers can prepare a free listing.

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

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

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.

Install

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

Before you install

You need

Which app do you use?

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

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

  1. Open Settings → Connectors
  2. Press Add custom connector
  3. Paste the address below and press Add
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Add2https://…3
https://appfinder.tech/api/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http appfinder https://appfinder.tech/api/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appfinder": {
      "url": "https://appfinder.tech/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": {
    "appfinder": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://appfinder.tech/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:

  1. Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
  2. Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
  3. Paste the address below, give it a name and save
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Create2https://…3
https://appfinder.tech/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 6, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

  • recommend_apps

    Ranks the apps in the AppFinder directory against a plain-language request and explains each pick with cited facts (what fits, what's missing, which apps a must-have rules out), plus one follow-up question that would narrow the list.

  • search_apps

    Full-text search of the directory by name, keyword or job (most relevant first).

  • get_app

    One app's listing: description, categories, pricing, platforms, features, integrations, rating and its facts with sources.

  • compare_apps

    Side by side: pricing, and the features, integrations and platforms both apps have or only one has.

  • find_alternatives

    Apps that do what an app does (same category, most shared features first), and what buyers who wanted to replace it chose.

  • list_categories

    The directory's categories with how many apps each lists.

  • category_demand

    The public demand report of a category: the share of buyers who asked the advisor for each feature, integration, security need and budget in the last 90 days (anonymous totals), and how many listed apps answer each.

  • check_listing

    Whether a website already has a published AppFinder listing, and its page. Call this before prepare_listing.

  • prepare_listing

    For a maker who wants to list their own app: fills in AppFinder's submission form from what they told you plus the app's website, and returns a private link. The person opens it, signs in, reviews every field and submits; nothing is published until AppFinder's team approves it. L

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 7, 2026

  • ! Caution

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry lists no source repo, so we cannot match the publisher (appfinder.tech) to the code

  • … 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 603 ms (HTTP 200)

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    No sign-in needed

  • ✓ Pass

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Read 9 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Otheri

  • More stars than 0% of the other 32620 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 86% of the other 32620 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 37% of the other 32620 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 AppFinder safe?

It passed 2 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 5 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: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, Intervals MCP

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README from the maker

No README found in the repo

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