HList AI Tools — Claude Code MCP server: what it does, how to install
Searches an AI product directory with verified pricing tiers and Mainland China access probes. Runs over HTTP with zero API keys required.
claude mcp add --transport http hlist-ai-tools https://hlist.cc/api/mcpWhat HList AI Tools does
This server links your coding agent to the hlist.cc catalog. It exposes three operations: search_ai_tools, get_tool, and list_categories. The assistant queries software by category, pulls verified pricing models, and reads GitHub star counts. Data refreshes every day at 06:00 UTC from sources like Hacker News and HuggingFace Spaces.
Every entry tracks availability behind China's network boundary. Probes from mainland egress return four possible states: ok, unstable, blocked, or unknown. The catalog team validates prices against vendor websites directly rather than relying on scraping aggregators.
Because the endpoint lives at https://hlist.cc/api/mcp, you avoid managing local runtimes or environment variables. The service has no rate limit and requests no authentication header.
What it helps with
- discover AI tools filtered by category or free pricing tiers
- inspect mainland China reachability for a target web application
- pull verified plan pricing without visiting aggregator pages
- retrieve GitHub star metrics for listed machine learning repositories
Example prompts for the agent
- Use hlist to search for coding tools that are marked as ok in China
- List all available categories from the hlist directory
- Fetch the pricing tier and repository stats for a specific tool with get_tool
How to install HList AI Tools
Platform CLI: remote server
claude mcp add --transport http hlist-ai-tools https://hlist.cc/api/mcpPlatform CLI: remote server
codex mcp add hlist-ai-tools --url https://hlist.cc/api/mcpConfig file
{
"mcpServers": {
"hlist-ai-tools": {
"url": "https://hlist.cc/api/mcp"
}
}
}Config file
{
"servers": {
"hlist-ai-tools": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://hlist.cc/api/mcp"
}
}
}Platform CLI: remote server
gemini mcp add -t http hlist-ai-tools https://hlist.cc/api/mcpStep by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about HList AI Tools
How to install HList AI Tools in Claude Code?
Run this command in your terminal: claude mcp add --transport http hlist-ai-tools https://hlist.cc/api/mcp. Claude Code connects directly to the remote HTTP endpoint.
What does HList AI Tools do?
It provides access to a database of AI products. Your assistant can filter tools by domain, look up verified pricing, and check whether their domains resolve from mainland China.
Is an API key required to query HList AI Tools?
No authentication token is necessary. The public endpoint handles incoming tool calls without sign-ups or rate limits.
