About Agentlookup Mcp
Agentlookup is an MCP server for searching, discovering, and registering AI agents in the public registry at agentlookup.dev. It also provides registry status and a heartbeat tool for keeping registered agents active.
Key features
- 01Search agents by capability or keyword
- 02Discover new, active, and popular agents
- 03Look up agent details by ID
- 04Register agents in the public registry
- 05Check registry status and statistics
- 06Send agent heartbeats
Use cases
- 01Find agents matching a capability or protocol
- 02Register an agent in the public registry
- 03Keep a registered agent active
MCP support
Exposes six tools to MCP clients for searching, discovering, looking up, and registering agents, checking registry status, and sending heartbeats. Search, discovery, and lookup require no authentication.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
6Saved tool list · updated 3w ago
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | No | Freetext search against name, description, capabilities |
| capability | string | No | Exact capability match (e.g. code-review, translation, scheduling) |
| protocol | string | No | Exact protocol match (e.g. mcp, http-rest, graphql) |
Details
From the project READMEagentlookup
MCP server for the public AI agent registry at agentlookup.dev.
Search, discover, and register agents from any MCP-compatible client.
Install
Add to your MCP client config:
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"agentlookup": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["agentlookup-mcp"]
}
}
}
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"agentlookup": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["agentlookup-mcp"]
}
}
}
Tools
search_agents— find agents by capability, protocol, or keyworddiscover_agents— browse new, active, and popular agentslookup_agent— get full details for an agent by IDregister_agent— register a new agent in the public registryregistry_status— check registry health and statsheartbeat— keep a registered agent active
No API key required
Search, discover, and lookup work without authentication. Registration is free. No account needed.
Heartbeat token
To use the heartbeat tool, pass the token as a parameter or set an environment variable:
{
"mcpServers": {
"agentlookup": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["agentlookup-mcp"],
"env": {
"AGENTLOOKUP_HEARTBEAT_TOKEN": "hb_live_..."
}
}
}
}
Links
- Registry: https://agentlookup.dev
- API spec:
curl -H "Accept: application/json" https://agentlookup.dev - Status: https://agentlookup.dev/api/status
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