CuratedMCP

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Search the CuratedMCP catalog without leaving Claude or Cursor

@curatedmcp/mcp is an MCP server — install it once, and any MCP client can search risk-classified servers, check verification status, and pull a full risk profile directly inside the conversation, instead of switching to a browser tab.

Install

npx -y @curatedmcp/mcp

No signup, no API key. It calls the same public catalog API that powers the marketplace — nothing beyond your search queries leaves your machine.

Add it to your MCP client config

Works the same way as any other stdio MCP server — add this block to Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf's MCP config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "curatedmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@curatedmcp/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Prefer not to hand-edit JSON? Generate the same config visually with the config editor.

What it exposes

search_mcp_catalog

Search the catalog by keyword and/or category. Use it before installing an unfamiliar server to see if a vetted alternative already exists.

get_mcp_server_details

Full risk profile for one server: risk level, declared capabilities (file access, network egress, shell exec, etc.), compatible clients, transport type, install command.

check_mcp_server_verified

Quick check — given a server name or npm package, is it in the CuratedMCP verified catalog? Run this right before an unfamiliar npx install command.

Why this exists

Most MCP directories (including CuratedMCP's own marketplace) only list installable MCP servers — you have to leave your AI client, search a website, and copy a config back in. This server closes that loop: the catalog becomes something your agent can query directly, the same way it would query any other tool.

It pairs naturally with the MCP Auditor CLI — Auditor scans what's already configured on your machine; this server helps you check something new before you add it.

Already running the CuratedMCP Agent? It has its own built-in search_servers and get_server_details tools covering the same catalog — you don't need this server too. This one exists for the read-only case: you want catalog lookups without also installing something that can write to your MCP config and manage a server stack. If you're setting up MCP from scratch, start with the Agent — it's the single control plane.

Good for

Checking an unfamiliar npx install command before you run it
Finding a vetted alternative to a random GitHub MCP server
Pulling a server's declared capabilities (file access, network egress, etc.)
Scripting catalog lookups into an agent workflow

Source and registry listing

MIT licensed. Source at github.com/oneprofile-dev/curatedmcp-catalog-mcp, published on npm as @curatedmcp/mcp, and listed in the official MCP registry as io.github.oneprofile-dev/curatedmcp-catalog-mcp.

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