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ShellWire
✓ Verified ownerIt helps visitors find an application for a specific task and gives builders a free, reviewed place to be found, with the same catalog readable through a public MCP connection.
ShellWire is an independent software discovery directory for people and AI assistants, publishing application pages, comparisons and a leaderboard built from reviewed listing facts.
- People looking for an application for a specific task
- Builders seeking a free, reviewed listing
- AI assistants reading the catalog through MCP
Features
- Application pages — Directory entries with documented purpose, features and dated sources.
- Capability comparisons — Compares up to four published applications.
- Utility leaderboard — Applications ranked by a documented utility signal, with a score breakdown per row.
- Public MCP server — Search, fetch and compare listings through Streamable HTTP.
- Builder submissions — Email-verified builders submit applications and screenshots to a private review desk.
- Launch Desk — Tracks reviewed free submission opportunities; email sign-in is required.
Pros
- Each leaderboard row shows a breakdown of how its utility signal is calculated.
- Public catalog reads through the MCP connection need no sign-in.
- Free listings state their requirements plainly: email verification, a homepage link and review.
- The ranking method states that payment, AI build method and unverified engagement are excluded.
Cons
- Submissions require a homepage link present in the page HTML, so a JavaScript-only link cannot be checked.
- Submission does not guarantee publication or a leaderboard position.
- Builder credentials cannot publish applications or change other accounts' records.
- URL-only MCP clients that require OAuth discovery cannot use the write flow.
Overview
ShellWire is an independent software discovery publication for people and AI assistants. It publishes application pages, capability comparisons and a leaderboard built from reviewed listing facts rather than popularity votes. Visitors can search by name or problem, browse problem areas such as coding, research, writing, design, privacy and personal agents, and open any application to read its documented purpose, features and dated sources.
The leaderboard uses a deterministic utility signal (method utility-v1) that scores reviewed documentation across problem evidence, practical features, access options, evidence freshness and problem fit. Each score includes a breakdown, equal scores share rank, and the method states that payment, AI build method and unverified engagement are excluded.
Builders can submit a free listing by verifying an email address, adding a homepage link to ShellWire, and sending the application to a private review desk. The site states that submission does not guarantee publication or a leaderboard position, and that backlinks never add ranking points.
The same catalog is exposed through a public MCP server at https://shellwire.com/mcp over Streamable HTTP. Public search, fetch and comparison need no sign-in, while authenticated builders can verify a homepage backlink, submit applications and list their own submissions using a Bearer token. A separate Launch Desk tracks reviewed free submission opportunities.
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