# How to submit an MCP server to AIBase MCP

By [Jonah Ease](https://manycp.com/about) Published 1 Oct 2026 Last checked 1 Oct 2026

AIBase's submit page is five fields and two buttons. Four of the fields are easy. The fifth, Service Configuration, asks for JSON in a shape you are unlikely to have seen, and it is why this directory takes servers that other people reach by URL and not ones that need installing[1].

## What the form asks for

| Field | Notes from the page |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Text. |
| Type | A drop-down that starts at "Please select type". |
| URL | Your project's address. |
| MCP logo | Upload. "Recommended image size within 500kb, supporting formats jpg/jpeg/png/gif." |
| Service Configuration | A text box with a "View Example" link and placeholder JSON, shown below. |

Read from the page while signed out on 1 Oct 2026 [1]. Two buttons sit at the bottom: Cooperation and Submit. I did not press either, and the page does not say what Cooperation does.

## The service configuration, filled in

The box's placeholder is a template with instructions in braces: enter `sse` or `streamableHttp` for the type, an English name for your server, and a service address, with an optional `headers` object for an authorization value and a `params` object for extras[1]. With the braces replaced it looks like this:

Service Configuration, for a Streamable HTTP server (example names)

```
{
  "type": "streamableHttp",
  "config": {
    "mcpServers": {
      "Your Server Name": {
        "type": "streamableHttp",
        "url": "https://your-server.example.com/mcp",
        "headers": {
          "Authorization": ""
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

- `streamableHttp` is the current MCP transport. The older HTTP+SSE transport it replaced is still a choice here, and the specification calls it deprecated[4].
- The same type appears twice, once at the top and once inside the server entry. Keep them equal.
- The template gives three places for a credential: a `?key=` on the address in its example, an `Authorization` header, and a `params` object[1]. Use only what your server really needs, and think twice before pasting a live secret into any form.
- A server that only runs locally, over stdio or from npm, has no address to put in the box, so this directory is not the one for it.

Before you paste it, try the address in AIBase's own debugging tool, which tests an MCP server from the browser[3].

## Where the form catches people

- **Leaving the template text in.** Phrases such as `{Enter sse or streamableHttp}` are instructions, not values, and each one has to be replaced.
- **A logo in the wrong format.** The page lists JPG, JPEG, PNG and GIF within 500 KB. WebP and SVG are not on that list[1].
- **Naming the wrong transport.** The type has two choices and they are different protocols, so write the one your server speaks. The debugging tool above is a quick way to check[3].

## By hand, and the sign-in

1. Create or sign in to an AIBase account. The page shows a Join Now button in its header.
2. Open the submit page, then fill in the name, type, URL and logo.
3. Paste the service configuration, and you click Submit.

The account and the click are yours, and so is the logo file. What follows the click is not described on the page I read.

## Current status, 1 Oct 2026

The home page counted [121,231 services listed](https://mcp.aibase.com/), which is a number the site prints about itself and not one I measured[2]. The submit form was open with the five fields above.

## Sources

1. [AIBase MCP: Submit MCP](https://mcp.aibase.com/submit) · checked 1 Oct 2026
2. [AIBase MCP: home page](https://mcp.aibase.com/) · checked 1 Oct 2026
3. [AIBase MCP: MCP Debugging Tool](https://mcp.aibase.com/inspector) · checked 1 Oct 2026
4. [MCP specification 2025-11-25: Transports](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/basic/transports) · checked 1 Oct 2026

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