Launch catalog / Playbook
AI Agents Directory
Conditional free route ai-directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-25. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free $0/forever listing requires placing the AI Agents Directory badge with a backlink on your site; the listing goes live permanently only after badge verification.
- Free tier includes a dedicated product page and 1 category placement, but the outbound link is no-follow.
Requirements
- Product must be an AI agent or agent-related tool; the directory is organized by categories such as Coding, Sales, Marketing, SEO, Video, Voice.
- Submission must fit one of the directory's categories (free tier gets 1 category placement).
- Site describes itself as a curated marketplace with verified listings — expect editorial review before publication.
Prepare before opening the form
- Agent name, website URL, description, use cases, and pricing model (the submit form asks for agent name, what it does, use cases, pricing, and link).
- Logo/product imagery for the dedicated product page.
- Decide free vs paid first: free requires the AAD badge already live on your site for verification; Fast Track $19 skips the badge and review wait.
- An email for contact ([email protected] is their listed contact).
Workflow
- Open https://aiagentsdirectory.com/submit-agent (linked as 'Submit' in nav and footer).
- Fill the submission form: agent name, what it does, use cases, pricing, and link.
- If on the free plan, embed the AAD badge with backlink on your site so it can be verified.
- For paid routes, choose a plan on /sponsor (Fast Track $19 one-time; featuring packages with newsletter/social promotion) and pay via Stripe.
- Wait for editorial review; paid plans advertise skipping the review wait.
Watch for
- The /submit-agent page is JS-rendered — form fields were not visible to a plain HTML fetch; expect a client-side form.
- Free listing's outbound link is explicitly no-follow; do-follow requires a paid plan.
- Badge must remain on your site for the free listing to stay live (badge verification is the gate).
- The /sponsor page shows upsells: 'Skip badge requirement', 'Skip review wait time', 5-day website featuring, newsletter promotions, social promotion.
- Header shows 'Advertise · 6/6 left' — limited sponsor slots is a scarcity upsell, not a requirement.
What counts as live
A dedicated agent profile page is publicly reachable under the directory (e.g. under /agents or /category/<cat>) and the listing appears in browse/search without a pending state.
Not verified
- Exact field list and validation rules of the submit form (JS-rendered; not observable without a browser).
- Whether an account is required to submit.
- Review duration for free submissions (only that paid 'skips review wait time' is stated).
- Full price list of sponsor/featuring packages beyond the $19 Fast Track.