Launch catalog / Playbook
FutureStack
Free route ai-directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
Requirements
- AI software tools only — directory is explicitly 'artificial intelligence software' across 11 categories
- Homepage states 'Free to list. No paid placements' and 'free forever for users and creators'
- Listings include verified pricing models, role tags, killer features, pros & cons — expect data-verification style review
Prepare before opening the form
- Tool name, URL, and description
- Category pick (coding, ai-agents, writing, image-gen, video-tools, marketing, productivity, design, research, chatbots, voice-ai)
- Role tags (developer, student, marketer, founder, designer, content-creator, freelancer)
- Pricing model (Free / Freemium / Paid / Free Trial) with accurate details — pricing is 'verified'
- Killer features plus honest pros & cons
Workflow
- Open https://www.usefuturestack.com/submit — page is client-rendered; use a real browser
- Complete the submission form (site claims listing is free)
- Submitted tools appear on /tools/[slug] pages and in category/role listings after review
Watch for
- The /submit page returned only nav chrome to a text fetcher — the form is JS-only; an automated agent needs browser rendering or DOM inspection to complete it
- Documented MCP/OpenAPI surface is read-only — no public API submission endpoint is published
- Possibly account-gated: nav shows notifications/subscribe elements; sign-in requirement unverified
- Community upvotes drive ranking; a fresh listing starts at zero
What counts as live
A /tools/<slug> page exists for the product on usefuturestack.com and it appears in its category listing
Not verified
- Exact form fields on /submit (JS-rendered, not readable as text)
- Whether an account is required to submit
- Review process and turnaround
- Whether an undocumented write API exists beyond the published read-only MCP methods
Sources
- Homepage — community-driven AI tools directory (500+ verified tools); 'Submit an AI Tool: Free to list. No paid placements.' ↗
- Submit page — rendered as a JS shell (nav only); form loads client-side ↗
- llms.txt — documents MCP server, OpenAPI spec, and markdown content negotiation (read APIs) ↗
- agent-instructions.txt — documents GET-only REST/MCP read surface; no write/submit endpoint listed ↗