Launch catalog / Playbook
Stork.AI
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
- The $49 one-time fee is waived entirely if you place the Stork.AI badge on your site — both paths produce the identical listing
Requirements
- AI tool with a live site, GitHub repo, or npm package — all three work as the submission seed
- No manual copywriting needed: they scrape the URL, write the copy, pick the logo, and build listings in 8 languages (EN/FR/ES/DE/JA/KO/PT/RU)
- You review and edit the auto-generated listing before choosing the payment path
Prepare before opening the form
- A single URL: product site, GitHub repo, or npm package
- Badge placement ability for the free path
- Review time — check the AI-generated copy/logo before confirming
Workflow
- Open https://www.stork.ai/submit (3-step flow, 'save & exit' supported)
- Paste the tool URL/repo/package and hit 'analyze' — listing is auto-built in 8 languages
- Review and edit anything that looks off
- Pick a path at the end: pay $49 once (Stripe) or add the site badge for a free identical listing
- Listing goes live 'within the hour' per the submit page
Watch for
- Nothing is charged until you pick a path at the review step — but the free path still costs you a badge embed
- Auto-generated copy across 8 locales can contain scrape errors — review each field before confirming
- 'Featured' slots exist as a separate, always-labeled paid product; the browse grid itself is newest-first and cannot be bought
- Listings are exposed to coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed) via Stork's MCP server
What counts as live
A public listing page at stork.ai/en/<slug> (plus 7 locale twins) appearing in the /browse grid.
Not verified
- Badge HTML spec and verification mechanics
- Whether an account is required or the flow is session-based
- Whether the badge path delays the 'live within the hour' promise pending verification