MCP Registry
Canonical protocol-org community MCP server registry
AI Agents / MCP · Apache-2.0 · 7.4k
Reviewed 2026-09-25 · last push 2026-10-14 · repo checked 2026-10-19
What's Good
Canonical modelcontextprotocol/registry with live API at registry.modelcontextprotocol.io and publish docs in-tree. Self-host path via compose for local/dev. The free bar is the open registry itself — not a freemium listing product.
The Catch
Vs Smithery: this is the protocol-org community registry, not a hosted freemium marketplace/CLI product. LICENSE is mid MIT→Apache-2.0 transition (Apache body + MIT-holdout preamble); GitHub SPDX often shows NOASSERTION — redistribution diligence required during the mixed-license era. Still in preview / API-freeze posture; pin expectations before building a business on the API shape.
Verdict
Canonical community MCP registry when you want protocol-org discovery; treat the license transition and preview API as real compliance and product risk.
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