MCP Listing Checklist
Get your MCP server listed
A free checklist from pages we checked on 2026-11-12. The official registry is in preview, so recheck each source before you act.
8 steps and their sources
| Step | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make the server public: npm, PyPI, container image or remote URL | Official quickstart |
| 2 | npm only: add mcpName starting io.github.yourname/ in package.json | Official quickstart |
| 3 | Install mcp-publisher, run init, edit server.json | Official quickstart |
| 4 | Keep the server.json description at 100 characters or fewer | Official quickstart |
| 5 | Run mcp-publisher login github, then publish | Official quickstart |
| 6 | Check the listing in the official registry | registry.modelcontextprotocol.io |
| 7 | Skip PulseMCP submissions: it did not accept new ones on 2026-11-12 | pulsemcp.com |
| 8 | Free queues are slow: MCP Market free queue is 4 to 6 weeks, paid is 29 USD | eseospace.com, 2026-11-12 |
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