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EffectHub

by effecthub.net · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.1.0 · published by net.effecthub

Search and compare 3,000+ checked AI tools: pricing, liveness, Effect and Trust scores.

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4 tools: 4 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http catalog https://effecthub.net/api/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

4 tools

Only reads 4Claude Code: allow
  • compare_toolsTwo EffectHub tool cards side by side — pricing, scores, platforms, API, liveness — plus the differences in plain sentences.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "compare_tools" says "compare": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Two EffectHub tool cards side by side — pricing, scores, platforms, API, liveness — plus the differences in plain sentences. When EffectHub has a researched head-to-head page for the pair, comparison_url links to it.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Compare two AI tools
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_toolEverything public on one EffectHub tool card: what it does, category, pricing model and entry price, Effect score, Trust score, platforms, whether it is still alive and when that w…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_tool" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Everything public on one EffectHub tool card: what it does, category, pricing model and entry price, Effect score, Trust score, platforms, whether it is still alive and when that was last checked, and the card URL. Takes the tool's slug (from search_tools, or the last part of https://effecthub.net/ai/{slug}).

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get an AI tool's card
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • list_alternativesTools that do the same job as the given one.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_alternatives" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Tools that do the same job as the given one. Alternatives our research named for this tool come first (basis "researched"), then live tools from the same category (basis "category"). Discontinued tools are left out.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List alternatives to an AI tool
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • search_toolsSearch the EffectHub catalog of AI tools by product name, job to be done ("transcribe interviews") or category ("video editing").No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_tools" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search the EffectHub catalog of AI tools by product name, job to be done ("transcribe interviews") or category ("video editing"). Optionally narrow by task slug, category slug or pricing model. Returns published, live tools with pricing, Effect score and a link to each card on effecthub.net.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Search AI tools
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.1.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http catalog https://effecthub.net/api/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__catalog__search_tools",
      "mcp__catalog__get_tool",
      "mcp__catalog__list_alternatives",
      "mcp__catalog__compare_tools"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as catalog. Review it before you use it.