Guides by Jonah Ease
Guides
How to get an MCP server listed, with the numbers dated and the source for each one linked.
- Where to list your MCP server: all 26 directories comparedEvery MCP directory in one table: how each takes a submission, who it fits, what it costs, and how many pull requests and issues were open on the GitHub-hosted lists.Published
- Which MCP directories copy from the official registryWhich directories read the official MCP Registry on their own, with a dated source for each, and which still need a submission of their own.Published
- How to publish an MCP server to the official MCP Registry (and fix server.json errors)The three commands, a server.json that validates, a GitHub Actions workflow, and the errors the registry returns with their fixes.Published
- Submit your app to ChatGPT and Claude: the app directory and Connectors reviewThe steps, requirements and sign-in for OpenAI's plugin directory and the Claude Connectors Directory, side by side, with a link to each one's own documentation.Published
- Submit to Smithery: why the scan fails (bot blocking, sign-in) and how to fix itWhat Smithery's scan reads from a server URL, the three things that stop it (a bot block, a server that needs sign-in, stdio), and the server card that gets round them.Published
- Glama needs a Dockerfile: how to write one for your MCP server (and the awesome-mcp-servers Glama check)Two example Dockerfiles to adapt for a Node or a Python MCP server, the glama.json that claims a listing, and what the awesome-mcp-servers Glama check looks for.Published
- How long does it take to get an MCP server merged? 10 directories measuredHow long outside pull requests took to merge on 10 GitHub-hosted MCP directories: the typical time, the middle half, and a 12-month chart, with the method and the date.Published
- Submit to the Docker MCP Catalog: what to expectThe requirements and steps from the Docker MCP Registry's contributing guide, the open pull request count and the measured merge time, both dated.Published
- MCP server listing checklist, with a free checkerWhat to have ready before you list an MCP server anywhere, in order, and how to check which directories already list your repo.Published