# MCP directories that changed in 2026: Best MCP Marketplace

**Answer in brief:** Directories close, merge and pause. Check where a listing points before you rely on it.


## Smithery moved to Arcade

Smithery is now part of Arcade. Its MCP proxy and managed identity shut down on October 31, 2026, and the site points new users to Arcade.[1]

## PulseMCP paused submissions

On October 31, 2026, PulseMCP's submit page said it was taking no new servers or listing changes for now.[2]

## Move connections early

If your agent connected through a proxy that closed, move each connection to the maker's own server.

## Connected entries

- [Selection & fit](/topics/fit/): Registry, directory or marketplace.
- [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.
- [How many servers each index lists](/how-big-each-index-is/): Indexes range from about a thousand reviewed connectors to more than a hundred thousand open source servers.
- [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?

List every server your agents reach through a third party, and confirm each third party still runs it.

## Sources for this entry

1. [Smithery, now part of Arcade](https://smithery.ai/), read November 8, 2026
2. [MCP server directories compared, Apideck blog, counts of October 31, 2026](https://www.apideck.com/blog/mcp-server-directories), 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/directories-that-changed/