A2ASearch MCP Server

Search and discover AI agents, MCP servers, CLI tools and agent skills directly from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client — powered by the A2ASearch directory (4,800+ entries).

Tools

search_agents

Search across the full directory by keyword.

"Find MCP servers for browser automation"
"Search for AI agents that can do web research"
"Find CLI tools for working with LLMs"

get_agent

Get full details for a specific agent including README, capabilities, stars.

"Get details for playwright"
"Tell me about claude-code"
"Show me the mem0 agent"

list_agents

Browse top agents by type and sort order.

"List the top MCP servers by stars"
"Show me the newest AI coding agents"
"What are the top agent skills?"

Installation

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "a2asearch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "a2asearch-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "a2asearch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "a2asearch-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cline / Continue

Same format as above — add to your MCP config file.

Example usage

Once installed, ask Claude:

"Search for MCP servers that can help me work with databases"

"What are the most popular AI coding agents?"

"Find agent skills for web browsing"

"Get full details on the ollama agent"

API

The MCP server wraps the free A2ASearch REST API. No authentication needed.

License

MIT

Types

The directory contains five types of entries, usable as filters in both the MCP tools and CLI:

Type	--type flag	MCP enum value
MCP Server	mcp	MCP Server
CLI Tool	cli	CLI Tool
AI Coding Agent	agent	AI Coding Agent
Agent Skill	skill	Agent Skill
A2A Agent	a2a	A2A Agent

CLI Usage

Search from your terminal:

# Install globally
npm install -g a2asearch-mcp

# Search by keyword
a2asearch playwright

# Filter by type
a2asearch --type mcp database
a2asearch --type skill web browsing
a2asearch --type cli llm

# Top AI coding agents by stars
a2asearch --type agent --top

# Get full details
a2asearch --get ollama

# Newest additions
a2asearch --new

Or use without installing:

npx a2asearch-mcp -- playwright
npx a2asearch-mcp -- --type mcp database
npx a2asearch-mcp -- --type skill web browsing
npx a2asearch-mcp -- --get ollama