# Registry

> The MCP Registry’s primary purpose is to provide a centralized, standardized platform for discovering, publishing, and managing Model Context Protocol servers. It enables developers and organizations to register their MCP servers, ensuring interoperability and discoverability within the ecosystem. The registry supports multiple authentication flows, validates server metadata, and offers an API for integration with clients and tools. It also serves as a foundation for community-driven development and collaboration around the MCP specification.

**Remember:**
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Server Registry
- Authentication via GitHub OAuth / OIDC
- DNS and HTTP verification for domain ownership
- v0 API freeze for stability
- Server JSON schema validation

## Docs
- [README](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/docs/README.md): install & quickstart.
- [Quickstart](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/docs/modelcontextprotocol-io/quickstart.mdx): install & quickstart.
- [README](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/docs/reference/README.md): install & quickstart.
- [Community Projects](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/docs/community-projects.md): docs page.
- [About](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/docs/modelcontextprotocol-io/about.mdx): docs page.
- [Add Package Registry](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/docs/contributing/add-package-registry.md): docs page.
- [Admin Operations](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/docs/administration/admin-operations.md): docs page.
- [Authentication](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/docs/modelcontextprotocol-io/authentication.mdx): docs page.
- [Design Principles](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/docs/design/design-principles.md): docs page.
- [Ecosystem Vision](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/docs/design/ecosystem-vision.md): docs page.

## API
- [Ui Index](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/internal/api/handlers/v0/ui_index.html): API reference.

## Optional
- [Claude](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/CLAUDE.md): docs page.
- [README](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/README.md): docs page.
- [README](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/cmd/publisher/README.md): install & quickstart.
- [Complete](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/complete.md): docs page.
- [README](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/deploy/README.md): install & quickstart.
- [README](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/scripts/mirror_data/README.md): install & quickstart.
- [README](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/blob/main/tests/integration/README.md): install & quickstart.
