# Swarmnest

Swarmnest connects an AI coding agent to a searchable directory of tools, APIs, MCP servers, and Agent Skills. Use filters to find options by cost, authentication, or platform.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: swarmnest
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/swarmnest/swarmnest-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/swarmnest

## What it does

Swarmnest exposes the Swarmnest directory through MCP, letting an agent search for tools and APIs with typo correction, retrieve a full record by slug, and browse directory categories. Search filters cover pricing, authentication requirements, and operating systems, so you can narrow results before choosing an integration.

The server also searches Agent Skills and retrieves their installation guidance, licensing details, and labels for scripts, network access, and credentials. Another tool lists skill packs and bundles sold through Swarmnest Marketplace, including their prices and checkout links. Results provide canonical URLs for directory entries.

Connect through the remote HTTP endpoint `https://swarmnest.ai/mcp`. The service is read-only and does not require an API key. In Claude Code, add it with `claude mcp add --transport http swarmnest https://swarmnest.ai/mcp`. Since third-party developers publish the listed skills, inspect their source before installing one.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://swarmnest.ai/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://swarmnest.ai/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add swarmnest --url https://swarmnest.ai/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "swarmnest": {
            "url": "https://swarmnest.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "swarmnest": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://swarmnest.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http swarmnest https://swarmnest.ai/mcp
```

## When to use it
- Find free web scraping APIs that need no API key
- Compare Postgres MCP servers by authentication and pricing
- Locate PDF skills compatible with a target platform
- Retrieve installation steps for a selected Agent Skill
- Check prices for Swarmnest Marketplace skill packs and bundles

## Example prompts
- Find free web scraping APIs that work without a key and show their directory pages.
- Compare MCP servers that can read and write Postgres, including their authentication and pricing.
- Search for PDF skills that work with Claude Code and explain how to install one.

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