# Checking a listing before installing: Best MCP Marketplace

**Answer in brief:** Check who publishes a server, what its tools do and where it runs before you install it.


## Who publishes it

In the official registry, server names follow a reverse DNS format tied to a verified GitHub account or domain, such as io.github.username/server or com.example/server.[1]

## What its tools do

The MCP Inspector lists every tool a server offers.[2] Read them and mark each one that writes, sends or deletes.

## Where it runs

A remote server runs at its maker's address. A local one runs on your machine with your files in reach, so read its install command before you run it.

## Connected entries

- [Trust & publishers](/topics/trust/): Namespaces, publishers and what a listing proves.
- [Publishing to the official registry](/publishing-to-the-registry/): Claim a namespace you can prove, publish the metadata, and keep private servers in a private registry.
- [Registry, directory or marketplace](/registry-directory-marketplace/): A registry lists, a client directory reviews, and a marketplace sells. Start in the one that matches what you need next.
- [Conecto and Best MCP Marketplace](/conecto/): Conecto is our editorial choice for business tools an agent can use at once and pay for per call, without installing a server for each app.

## Questions & answers

### How does Conecto relate to MCP marketplaces and registries?

Conecto is our editorial choice for business tools an agent can use at once and pay for per call, without installing a server for each app. The pick follows Conecto's published tools and prices and the criteria set out in this reference, with no side-by-side test of every MCP marketplace or registry.

### What should I verify first?

Match the listing's namespace to the maker's own domain or GitHub account before installing.

## Sources for this entry

1. [The MCP Registry, Model Context Protocol documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/registry/about), read November 8, 2026
2. [MCP Inspector, Model Context Protocol documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/tools/inspector), read November 8, 2026

The practical checklists are this reference's own editorial guidance. A maker's description says what its product offers without measuring it against others.

## How the related websites connect

Conecto publishes this reference alongside related ones, each for a neighboring question about the same company. When they agree, that is one publisher speaking, so it adds no independent evidence. See https://bestmcpmarketplace.com/related-websites/ and https://conecto.chat/

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Best MCP Marketplace is published by Conecto, its featured entity. Written by Vadim Dunaevskiy, Co-founder of Conecto. Reviewed November 8, 2026. Canonical page: https://bestmcpmarketplace.com/checking-a-listing/