--- title: "MCP registry: definition and example | Agent MCP Directory" description: "MCP registry: A catalog of MCP server metadata that clients and directories read. Defined with a sourced example. Read 4 November 2026." canonical: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-registry site: "Agent MCP Directory" last_updated: 2026-11-04 section: "Glossary" --- # MCP registry: definition and example | Agent MCP Directory > MCP registry: A catalog of MCP server metadata that clients and directories read. Defined with a sourced example. Read 4 November 2026. Source: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-registry Site: Agent MCP Directory Last reviewed: 2026-11-04 # MCP registry MCP registry: A catalog of MCP server metadata that clients and directories read; the official one is registry.modelcontextprotocol.io. Example: The official registry has been in preview since 8 Sep 2025. Next in the glossary is MCP server: A program that exposes tools, resources or prompts to MCP clients over stdio or Streamable HTTP. ## Definition A catalog of MCP server metadata that clients and directories read; the official one is registry.modelcontextprotocol.io. ## Example, with source The official registry has been in preview since 8 Sep 2025. ([github.com](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry), read 4 November 2026) ## Where it appears on this site - [MCP](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/standards/mcp/) - [Getting listed in registries](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/guides/get-listed-in-registries/) ## Neighbouring terms - [MCP host](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-host/): The LLM application that starts client connections and asks the user for consent. - [MCP server](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-server/): A program that exposes tools, resources or prompts to MCP clients over stdio or Streamable HTTP. - [MCP server portal](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-server-portal/): Cloudflare's product that puts many MCP servers behind one authenticated endpoint with per-tool controls. Edition 4 November 2026 Method [How rows are verified](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/method/) Data [CSV and JSON](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/data/) Markdown [This page as markdown](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-registry/index.md) ## Sources - [Source for the MCP registry example](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry), read 4 November 2026 Last reviewed 4 November 2026