UseAgents Documentation

UseAgents is a tool registry and MCP server that helps AI agents discover verified developer tools instead of guessing.

Docs

  • Authentication: Authenticate UseAgents API requests with an organization-scoped API key.
  • Errors: Reference the common UseAgents API error codes and how to fix them.
  • Introduction: Learn how the UseAgents API is structured, how to authenticate requests, and where to start with the available endpoints.
  • Rate Limits: Understand the UseAgents API rate limit and how to handle 429 Too Many Requests responses.
  • Search tools: Search for AI agent tools by query. Returns JSON results. Requires API key authentication.
  • Versioning: Understand how UseAgents approaches API stability, backward compatibility, and future changes.
  • Adding Your Tool: Add your CLI, library, SDK, or API to the UseAgents registry so agents can discover and use it correctly.
  • Reviewing Changes: Review and compare draft changes against the current deployment before deploying to the registry.
  • Claiming a Tool: Claim an existing published tool for your organization by verifying ownership of its website or docs domain.
  • Editing Your Tool: Update your tool's metadata, links, and categorization so agents can discover and use it correctly.
  • Prompt Injection & Safe Metadata: Understand what UseAgents checks during deployment and how to keep tool metadata safe for AI agents.
  • Publishing & Deployments: Deploy your tool to the live registry so agents can discover and use it.
  • Transferring Tool Ownership: Move a tool from one organization to another when you have admin access in both organizations.
  • Introduction: Learn what UseAgents is, who it is for, and how to start using the tool registry and MCP server.
  • Connecting the MCP Server: Connect the UseAgents MCP server to Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, and other MCP-compatible agents.
  • Authentication: Learn how to authenticate UseAgents MCP tool calls with an API key.
  • get_tool_context: Use the get_tool_context MCP tool to fetch authoritative install, usage, and I/O guidance for a selected tool slug.
  • Introduction: Learn what the UseAgents MCP server exposes and how agents should use the tools it provides.
  • search_tools: Use the search_tools MCP tool to find relevant developer tools from a natural-language query.
  • Quick Start: Get started with UseAgents in three ways: connect as an agent, add your tool, or browse the registry.
  • API Keys: Create and manage API keys for the UseAgents MCP server and REST API.

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