# Plug and Ship

> Plug and Ship is a free directory and daily launch board for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, agent skills (SKILL.md) and plugins for AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. Every listing has the install line you need to copy.

MCP here always means the Model Context Protocol, the open standard that lets AI agents and coding assistants call outside tools and data. It has nothing to do with Minecraft servers.

New tools show up on the board each day. Listing is free: submit a public GitHub repo and it joins the launch queue. Rankings and best-of lists use real GitHub data (stars, growth, recent activity) and are refreshed daily. Search takes a task in plain words and says why each result matched. Agents can search the catalog directly through the remote MCP server or the read-only JSON API.

## Browse

- [Home](https://plugandship.dev/): today's launch board and an FAQ about MCP
- [MCP servers](https://plugandship.dev/mcp-servers): Model Context Protocol servers that give AI agents like Claude Code, Cursor and Codex new tools, data and actions
- [Agent skills](https://plugandship.dev/skills): SKILL.md packs that teach Claude Code, Codex and other AI agents a repeatable workflow
- [Plugins](https://plugandship.dev/plugins): plugins, extensions and rule packs for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and other coding agents
- [New today](https://plugandship.dev/new/today): tools launched or created today, ranked by stars
- [Best of](https://plugandship.dev/best): best-of lists by category, topic and coding agent
- [Compare](https://plugandship.dev/compare): head-to-head comparisons with stars, activity, license and install commands

## Launching an MCP server

- [Where to submit an MCP server](https://plugandship.dev/guides/where-to-submit-mcp-server): the official MCP Registry, Glama, Smithery, mcp.so and Plug and Ship, with rules, costs and sources (PulseMCP submissions are paused)
- [Submit a tool](https://plugandship.dev/submit): free launch for an MCP server, agent skill or plugin with a public GitHub repo

## Directory comparisons

- [Plug and Ship vs Smithery](https://plugandship.dev/compare/plug-and-ship-vs-smithery): directory and launch board vs a connection platform with managed auth
- [Plug and Ship vs Glama](https://plugandship.dev/compare/plug-and-ship-vs-glama): smaller catalog with skills and plugins vs the largest MCP index with hosting
- [Plug and Ship vs PulseMCP](https://plugandship.dev/compare/plug-and-ship-vs-pulsemcp): open launches vs an editorial MCP directory with paused submissions
- [Smithery alternatives](https://plugandship.dev/alternatives/smithery): Glama, the official MCP Registry, PulseMCP, mcp.so and Plug and Ship

## For agents and developers

- [Developers](https://plugandship.dev/developers): how to use the MCP server and the public API
- [MCP endpoint](https://plugandship.dev/mcp): remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP, no key). Its search_tools tool takes a task in plain words, such as "query my Postgres from Cursor", or just keywords
- [Search API](https://plugandship.dev/api/v1/search?q=postgres): JSON search over the catalog, with the query in `q`
- [Sitemap](https://plugandship.dev/sitemap.xml): index of every public page

## Optional

- [Leaderboard](https://plugandship.dev/leaderboard): most-starred and fastest-growing tools
- [RSS](https://plugandship.dev/rss.xml): feed of new listings