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Agent Almanac MCP

Agent Almanac MCP

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github.com/survivorforgeDeveloper Tools0Updated 23w ago
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About Agent Almanac MCP

Agent Almanac MCP lets agents in MCP-aware clients search the public Agent Almanac catalog and inspect server installation and tool details. It also lists recently updated servers.

Key features

  1. 01Search servers by capability, name, or description
  2. 02View install commands and tool lists
  3. 03Look up repository and version details
  4. 04List recently updated servers

Use cases

  1. 01Find an MCP server for a specific capability
  2. 02Check a server's tools and installation steps
  3. 03Review recent catalog updates

MCP support

This MCP server exposes Agent Almanac catalog search, server-detail lookup, and recently updated server listings as tools for MCP clients.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "survivorforge-agentalmanac": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "agentalmanac-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Run commandnpx -y agentalmanac-mcp

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
npmagentalmanac-mcp0.1.5

Tools

3

Saved tool list · updated 2w ago

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
limitnumberNoMax results (default 10, max 50)
querystringYesSearch query — e.g. 'postgres', 'video processing', 'github actions'
transportenumNoOptional: filter by transport typestdio | sse | streamable-http

Details

From the project README

agentalmanac-mcp

An MCP server for searching the Agent Almanac — the public catalog of 9,000+ Model Context Protocol servers.

The MCP server for finding MCP servers. Discover, inspect, and install MCP tools from inside any MCP-aware agent.

Install

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentalmanac": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "agentalmanac-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add this to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Continue / Zed MCP config. No auth, no setup.

Tools

ToolWhat it does
search_mcp_servers(query, transport?, limit?)Search the catalog by capability, name, or description (FTS5-backed)
get_server_details(slug)Full per-server info: install command, tool list, repo, version
list_recent_servers(limit?, transport?)Most recently updated MCP servers in the catalog

Example usage

After installing, ask your agent:

Find me an MCP server for working with Postgres.

Get details on io-github-proompteng-bilig-workpaper.

What's been updated in the MCP ecosystem this week?

The server returns formatted text. Your agent does the rest.

What's the Agent Almanac

agentalmanac.org is a neutral, open catalog of MCP servers. It ingests from the official Model Context Protocol Registry and surfaces searchable, installable entries. No login. Free. JSON API: https://agentalmanac.org/api/v1/mcp/servers.

Configuration

Env varDefaultUse
AGENTALMANAC_API_BASEhttps://agentalmanac.org/api/v1Override for testing against a different base URL

License

MIT. Issues + PRs: https://github.com/survivorforge/agentalmanac-mcp

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