SubmitMap MCP Server (com.submitmap/directory)

A remote MCP server for SubmitMap, providing a directory of product launch platforms and startup directories. It supplies structured, typed records describing platform eligibility, disqualification criteria, exact submission steps, expected approval time, and backlink attributes (e.g., dofollow). Platform data is hand-walked rather than scraped.

🛠️ Key Features

Typed directory records (not simple links)
Eligibility and disqualification information
Exact form-filling and submission steps
Expected approval time
Backlink attribute (dofollow status)
Hand-walked data collection
Tool count: 11

🚀 Use Cases

Finding where a product qualifies within the SubmitMap directory
Preparing accurate submissions based on the documented steps

⚡ Developer Benefits

Consistent, structured platform metadata for automation and display
Avoids local setup by using a hosted server

⚠️ Limitations

Data is limited to what the SubmitMap directory registry provides
Remote only: no local package to install or run

SubmitMap MCP server

A remote MCP server for SubmitMap, a directory of product launch platforms and startup directories.

Every platform in the directory is a typed record rather than a link: who it accepts, what disqualifies you, the exact submission steps, the expected approval time, and whether the backlink is dofollow. The data is hand-walked, not scraped.

This repository holds the registry metadata. The server itself is hosted, so there is no package to install and nothing to run locally.

Endpoint

code

https://submitmap.com/api/mcp

Transport: streamable HTTP. Protocol version: 2025-06-18.

Configuration

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "submitmap": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://submitmap.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Per-client setup, including the OAuth flow, is documented at https://submitmap.com/docs/.

Tools

Read-only, and usable with no account at all:

search_platforms — Search the directory. Filter by query, category, pricing, link type, backlink requirement or approval speed.
get_platform — The full record for one platform: eligibility, disqualifiers, submission steps, requirements, gotchas and expected outcome.
qualify_project — Describe a product inline and get back which platforms it qualifies for now, which are reachable once something is supplied (with the exact list of what is missing), and which are out of reach.

With an account token, for automating submissions:

whoami — Which account the token belongs to and what is left of the free tier.
create_project, update_project, list_projects — Store a product and the pack a submission form asks for.
submission_playbook — Everything needed to submit one project to one platform in the maker's own browser: a preflight of what is missing, the sign-in rule, the pack values mapped onto that form's fields, the steps and the gotchas.
plan_submissions — Write the run order for a project.
record_submission, list_submissions — Log what was sent and track where each one stands.

Authentication

The three read tools need nothing. The account tools accept Authorization: Bearer smap_..., and the server also advertises OAuth via /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource.

Tokens are created at https://submitmap.com/app/tokens.

query	string	optional	Free text matched against name, tagline and categories.
category	string	optional	e.g. "AI tools", "Dev tools", "Web apps".
pricing	string	optional
dofollow	boolean	optional	Only platforms giving a dofollow backlink.
requiresBacklink	boolean	optional	Filter on whether they demand a badge/link back.
maxApprovalDays	number	optional	Only platforms approving within this many days.

name	string	optional
url	string	optional
stage	string	optional
pricingModel	string	optional
categories	array	optional	Every audience and form factor this product belongs to, not just the main one. A product is often several at once, and one missing tag is one directory it never hears about: a repository holding a browser extension and a web app is `extension` and `web`, and an open-source AI dev tool is `open-source`, `ai` and `dev`. Look at what the product actually ships before you answer: a manifest.json means `extension`, an ios or android target means `mobile`, a public repository means `open-source`, a workspace with several of those means all of them. Tags: ai, b2b, content, design, dev, directory, extension, free, hardware, indie, local, marketing, marketplace, mobile, no-code, open-source, prelaunch, productivity, saas, web.
domainRating	number	optional
monthlyTraffic	number	optional
livePublicUrl	boolean	optional
openSignup	boolean	optional
pricingPage	boolean	optional
logoSquare	boolean	optional
coverImage	boolean	optional
demoVideo	boolean	optional
publicRepo	boolean	optional
privacyPolicy	boolean	optional
docs	boolean	optional
payingCustomers	boolean	optional
acceptsBacklink	boolean	optional

name	string	required
url	string	optional
pitch	string	optional	One paragraph in the maker's own words.
facts	object	optional	Same shape qualify_project takes: stage, pricingModel, categories, and the booleans.
pack	object	optional

projectId	string	optional	Omit it when the account has one project, which is the free tier.
name	string	optional
url	string	optional
pitch	string	optional
facts	object	optional
pack	object	optional

projectId	string	optional	Omit it when the account has one project, which is the free tier.
platformSlug	string	required

com.submitmap/directory