About directory
SubmitMap MCP server is a hosted remote service for a directory of product launch platforms and startup directories. Each platform is a structured record covering eligibility, disqualifiers, submission steps, approval time and whether the backlink is dofollow, aimed at teams planning launch submissions.
Key features
- 01Structured platform records with eligibility and steps
- 02Filters by category, pricing, link type and approval speed
- 03Project qualification against platform requirements
- 04Submission playbooks and submission tracking
Use cases
- 01Finding launch platforms that suit a product
- 02Checking the steps and gotchas for a specific platform
- 03Planning and logging the submission order across platforms
MCP support
This is a hosted remote MCP server at submitmap.com/api/mcp using streamable HTTP. Read-only search and qualification tools work without an account, while account tools accept a bearer token.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://submitmap.com/api/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http com-submitmap-directory https://submitmap.com/api/mcp{"mcpServers":{"com-submitmap-directory":{"type":"http","url":"https://submitmap.com/api/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"com-submitmap-directory":{"type":"http","url":"https://submitmap.com/api/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"com-submitmap-directory":{"type":"http","url":"https://submitmap.com/api/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"com-submitmap-directory":{"serverUrl":"https://submitmap.com/api/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
11| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| sort | enum | No | Fastest approval first (the default), or strongest domain first. Either way, a platform that publishes no approval time comes last rather than reading as instant.approvalDays | domainRating |
| limit | number | No | Return at most this many. The count is unaffected. |
| query | string | No | Free text matched against name, tagline, domain, slug and categories. A bare domain works: "startupfa.me" finds Startup Fame. |
| pricing | enum | No | free | freemium | paid |
| category | string | No | e.g. "AI tools", "Dev tools", "Web apps". |
| dofollow | boolean | No | Only platforms giving a dofollow backlink. |
| projectId | string | No | Omit it when the account has one project, which is the free tier. |
| excludeTracked | boolean | No | Leave out every platform this project has already been submitted to or planned for. Needs a token, and is what makes "one I have not done yet" answerable. |
| maxApprovalDays | number | No | Only platforms approving within this many days. Leaves out every platform that publishes no approval time, the same way a rating bound leaves out the unrated. |
| maxDomainRating | number | No | Only platforms up to this domain rating. The small, quick, unglamorous end of the directory, which is where a first submission usually belongs. |
| minDomainRating | number | No | Only platforms with at least this domain rating. |
| requiresBacklink | boolean | No | Filter on whether they demand a badge/link back. |
Details
From the project READMESubmitMap MCP server
A remote MCP server for SubmitMap, a directory of product launch platforms and startup directories.
Every platform in the directory is a typed record rather than a link: who it accepts, what disqualifies you, the exact submission steps, the expected approval time, and whether the backlink is dofollow. The data is hand-walked, not scraped.
This repository holds the registry metadata. The server itself is hosted, so there is no package to install and nothing to run locally.
Endpoint
https://submitmap.com/api/mcp
Transport: streamable HTTP. Protocol version: 2025-06-18.
Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"submitmap": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://submitmap.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}
Per-client setup, including the OAuth flow, is documented at https://submitmap.com/docs/.
Tools
Read-only, and usable with no account at all:
search_platforms— Search the directory. Filter by query, category, pricing, link type, backlink requirement or approval speed.get_platform— The full record for one platform: eligibility, disqualifiers, submission steps, requirements, gotchas and expected outcome.qualify_project— Describe a product inline and get back which platforms it qualifies for now, which are reachable once something is supplied (with the exact list of what is missing), and which are out of reach.
With an account token, for automating submissions:
whoami— Which account the token belongs to and what is left of the free tier.create_project,update_project,list_projects— Store a product and the pack a submission form asks for.submission_playbook— Everything needed to submit one project to one platform in the maker's own browser: a preflight of what is missing, the sign-in rule, the pack values mapped onto that form's fields, the steps and the gotchas.plan_submissions— Write the run order for a project.record_submission,list_submissions— Log what was sent and track where each one stands.
Authentication
The three read tools need nothing. The account tools accept
Authorization: Bearer smap_..., and the server also advertises OAuth via
/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource.
Tokens are created at https://submitmap.com/app/tokens.
Links
- Directory: https://submitmap.com
- Docs: https://submitmap.com/docs/
- Agent guide: https://submitmap.com/for-agents/
- Server card: https://submitmap.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json
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