About legitshow-search
legitshow-search is a deprecated MCP server, merged into commitshow-mcp and no longer published. Its tools searched Legit.Show’s launched-software directory by measured production-readiness and retrieved documentation.
Key features
- 01Search launched software
- 02Filter by category and scores
- 03Retrieve Legit.Show documentation
Use cases
- 01Find software by readiness criteria
- 02Look up category or score-filtered listings
MCP support
It was an MCP server exposing search and documentation tools. The README directs users to commitshow-mcp, which includes those tools and additional repository-audit functions.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
2Saved tool list · updated 2w ago
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | No | Max results (1–50, default 20). |
| query | string | No | Name, domain, or keyword to match. |
| category | string | No | Category filter, e.g. "MCP & Integrations", "Developer Tools", "AI & Agents". |
| min_scores | object | No | Minimum per-frame scores a service must meet, e.g. { "security": 80, "performance": 70 }. |
| is_open_source | boolean | No | Filter to open-source (true) or closed-source (false) services. |
Details
From the project READMEImportant
This server has been merged into
commitshow-mcpand is no longer published.
commitshow-mcpcarries the same two tools —search_servicesandfetch_docs, with identical arguments — and addsaudit_repoandproject_status. Two entries under one name, half of them the same, gave anyone browsing the registry no way to tell which to install; there is one now.{ "mcpServers": { "legitshow": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "commitshow-mcp@latest"] } } }The npm package and the registry entry
io.github.commitshow/legitshow-searchare both marked deprecated. The source stays here as the record of what it was.
Legit.Show MCP server
Model Context Protocol server for Legit.Show. Plug it into Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf, or any MCP host, and your model can search a directory of launched software by measured production-readiness — not GitHub stars — without ever leaving the chat.
// any MCP host config (Claude Desktop · Cursor · Cline · Windsurf · …)
{
"mcpServers": {
"legitshow": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "legitshow-mcp"]
}
}
}
That's the entire install. No API key. The server is a stdio shim over the public
https://legit.show/api/search REST surface — one source of truth for the data.
Why this is different
Most "find me a tool" flows rank by GitHub stars or popularity. Legit.Show carries a deterministic 7-Frame production-readiness benchmark (Performance, Accessibility, Security, Privacy, Reliability, Standards, Discoverability) measured from the public surface — real Lighthouse, HTTP headers, live probes, no LLM in the scoring path. So your agent can filter by whether something is actually production-ready:
"find production-ready, open-source MCP servers with Security ≥ 80"
Tools exposed
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
search_services({ query?, category?, min_scores?, is_open_source?, limit? }) | Search launched software by name or filter. Returns each match with its per-frame scores and its legit.show/s/<slug> page. |
fetch_docs() | Pull the canonical Legit.Show docs (llms.txt) — what Legit.Show is, the 7-Frame benchmark, and how to cite a service. |
Boundary: per-frame scores + summary + the page only. There is no combined overall total in the public data (it's a licensed product), so the model won't invent one.
Host wiring snippets
Claude Desktop — claude_desktop_config.json
{ "mcpServers": { "legitshow": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "legitshow-mcp"] } } }
Cursor — .cursor/mcp.json
{ "mcpServers": { "legitshow": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "legitshow-mcp"] } } }
Cline / Continue / Windsurf
Same three-line npx -y legitshow-mcp invocation in the host's MCP config.
No MCP host? Plain REST
GET https://legit.show/api/search?q=<name>
Filters: category, min_scores (e.g. {"security":80}), is_open_source, limit (≤50).
GET or POST. No key.
Self-hosting / dev overrides
| Env | Default | Used by |
|---|---|---|
LEGIT_SEARCH_API | https://legit.show/api/search | search_services |
LEGIT_DOCS_BASE | https://legit.show | fetch_docs (llms.txt) |
Links
- Legit.Show — the directory: every launched service, tested
- Methodology — how the 7-Frame benchmark is measured
- llms.txt — the canonical machine-readable doc
MIT · operated by Madeflo, Inc.
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