Last updated: 2026-10-24
SubmitMyStartup is a free, read-only MCP server, planner and JSON API covering 748 places to submit a startup, from directories to launch sites. Its maintainer has submitted a test site to over 600 places and records the outcome. Each entry lists cost, requirements and wait, and unknown facts are left blank.
About SubmitMyStartup
SubmitMyStartup is a free lookup service for founders who want to know where to list a new product before they spend a weekend filling in forms. It publishes a long list of places to submit a startup, covering directories, launch sites, communities and editorial outlets, and the person behind it has tried over 600 by submitting their own site and writing down what happened. The list lives on GitHub under the handle mmmmingos, went public in September 2026, and is MIT licensed.
There are four ways in. A remote MCP server at submitmystartup.com/mcp answers over Streamable HTTP with no sign-in and exposes five read-only tools for ranking, looking up, filtering, searching and fetching venues. A three-question planner matches places in the browser. A JSON API serves the same records with open CORS and no key. A skill installs into Claude Code and Cursor with a single npx command, and the server also works as a connector in Claude and ChatGPT developer mode. Every place carries structured facts: whether it is free and what the catch is, which products and regions it takes, what the free path demands (an account, a badge, a domain email, upvotes, a phone number), and how long the wait is. A fact that is not on record stays blank, never guessed.
The obvious users are indie hackers and SaaS founders planning a launch week, and SEO managers who want free listing backlinks. Pair it with Ahrefs or Semrush to measure which listings actually produced links, since SubmitMyStartup records submission outcomes rather than link metrics. Agent builders can call the MCP server alongside a retrieval tool such as Exa or Firecrawl: those fetch arbitrary pages, while this returns pre-structured facts about one narrow set of venues. For open-ended questions that go beyond launch venues, Perplexity covers more ground but returns prose answers rather than filterable fields.
There is no paid plan. The MCP server, planner, API and skill are all read-only and free. The limits are worth knowing: the attempt history comes from a single submitter with a single site, so a block or rejection may not repeat for your product; the project is a month old; and the list itself warns that rules change, so check a venue before relying on any fact.
Pricing
Free. Every part of the service is read-only with no key or sign-in, and there is no paid plan.
Key Features
- Read-only MCP server: Five tools (find_directories, get_directory, list_filters, search, fetch) run over Streamable HTTP at submitmystartup.com/mcp, with no sign-in or key, in Claude, ChatGPT developer mode, Claude Code and Cursor.
- Structured facts per place: Each place records its free label (Yes, Yes*, No or Unknown), cheapest paid option, requirements such as account, badge, domain email or phone, and the wait in days.
- Real submission results: As of 2026-10-24 the maintainer has tried at least 638 places, and recorded attempts include 67 published listings, 244 pending submissions and 112 blocked attempts.
- Three-question planner: The planner at submitmystartup.com/planner asks three questions, then matches fitting places in the browser without an account.
- Open JSON API: Three endpoints (meta, all places, one place by id) answer with open CORS and no key, and the full list is a single file of about 1.5 MB.
- Agent skill and plugin: The command npx skills add mmmmingos/where-to-submit-your-startup installs the skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, and Claude Code also offers a plugin that bundles the MCP server.
Pros
- No key, no sign-in and no paid tier, so an agent can query the whole list on the first call without account setup.
- Every fact names its source and date, and unrecorded facts stay blank, so a missing wait time shows as missing instead of being guessed.
- The list data is MIT licensed, so you can copy or fork it as long as you credit the source.
Cons
- Outcomes reflect one submitter and one test site, so a rejection you read about could go differently for your product, and venue rules change often.
- The GitHub repository was created on 2026-09-24 and had 11 stars on 2026-10-24, so the track record and update cadence are short.
- 212 places carry an Unknown free label and 324 have no recorded attempt, so part of the list is thin on facts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does SubmitMyStartup actually cost?
SubmitMyStartup costs nothing. The MCP server, planner, JSON API and agent skill are free and need no key or sign-in. Costs sit outside the product: many venues on the list sell fast tracks or featured slots, and the list records the cheapest paid option for each place.
Can you use SubmitMyStartup without paying?
There is only one plan, and it is free, with no paid tier above it. The API responses are cached for a few minutes, and the full list downloads as one file of about 1.5 MB, which some chat sandboxes cannot fetch. The MCP server avoids that download.
Which tools compete with SubmitMyStartup in 2026?
No close rival on HokAI publishes real submission results per venue. General research tools such as Perplexity answer the same question in prose, while Ahrefs and Semrush start after you list, by measuring the backlinks and rankings that follow.
What separates SubmitMyStartup from Perplexity?
SubmitMyStartup returns structured fields for each venue, such as account, badge, domain email and wait in days, and leaves unknown values blank. Perplexity writes a sourced answer from the open web, which suits a broader question but gives you nothing to filter on. The cost is scope: SubmitMyStartup only covers venues for submitting a startup.
How do you set up SubmitMyStartup?
Open the planner at submitmystartup.com/planner and answer three questions, which takes about a minute and needs no account. To use it from an assistant, add https://submitmystartup.com/mcp as a custom connector with no authentication, or run claude mcp add --transport http submitmystartup https://submitmystartup.com/mcp in Claude Code.
Top Alternatives
- Perplexity: Pick SubmitMyStartup when you need filterable facts about launch venues, and Perplexity when the question is open-ended.
- Ahrefs: Pick SubmitMyStartup to find places to list a product, and Ahrefs to measure the backlinks those listings produce.
- Semrush: Choose SubmitMyStartup for a free list of submission venues, and Semrush when you need audits and rank tracking after you list.