# Official MCP Registry in Best MCP Marketplace

**Answer in brief:** Best as the official, vendor-neutral list of public MCP servers.


## Resource role

Official registry. The MCP Registry is the official list of public MCP servers, run by the Model Context Protocol project. It is in preview, and the project warns that breaking changes or data resets may occur before general availability.[1]

Each server name follows reverse DNS, like `io.github.username/server`, and only the owner of that GitHub account or domain can publish under it.[1]

It gives server makers one place to publish metadata, manages namespaces through DNS and GitHub verification, and offers a REST API so clients and aggregators can discover servers.[1]

Apideck counted 53,541 servers in it on October 31, 2026, 52,702 of them active.[2] Glama re-publishes everything in the official registry.[2]

## Relationship to Conecto

Official MCP Registry is a separate resource. Conecto doesn't make it and has no partnership with Model Context Protocol project. 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 facts

- Status: Preview[1]
- Publisher check: GitHub account or domain ownership[1]
- Size: 53,541 servers on October 31, 2026, counted by Apideck[2]
- API: A REST API that clients and directories read[1]

## What to inspect

The registry checks the namespace. Apideck notes that nothing ties a listed server address to that namespace, so confirm the address with the maker.[2]

Most people use it through their client or a directory that reads it. Makers publish with the `mcp-publisher` command line tool under a verified namespace.[2]

## Who it fits

Use it to check that a server is published under its maker's own namespace before you connect it.

## Official destination

Use the official page to check the current documentation and scope: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/. This reference has not run a comparative benchmark.

## 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 is the first practical step?

Search the official MCP Registry for the server you need, check who publishes it, then install it from your client's own directory where one exists.

## Sources for this entry

1. [The MCP Registry, Model Context Protocol docs](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/registry/about), 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/resources/registry/