[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1339},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-index":3,"blog-posts":19,"mdc--1hdewc-key":1322},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":7,"extension":8,"hero":9,"meta":11,"navigation":12,"path":13,"seo":14,"stem":17,"__hash__":18},"blog\u002Fblog.yml","The BeyondFolder [blog]{.text-primary}",null,"Notes on distribution, SEO and shipping solo. Written while running 5 products, so the numbers are real and usually smaller than you'd like.","yml",{"badge":10},"Distribution notes",{},true,"\u002Fblog",{"title":15,"description":16},"Blog | BeyondFolder","Practical writing on SaaS distribution, directory submissions, SEO and building with Claude Code. Real numbers from a solo founder running 5 products.","blog","J-DB_D2KBG9kfWTBv0di8ct9BbQsO3GDTkpritKngI4",[20,1123],{"id":21,"title":22,"authors":23,"badge":27,"body":29,"date":1113,"description":1114,"extension":1115,"meta":1116,"navigation":12,"path":1117,"seo":1118,"stem":1121,"__hash__":1122},"posts\u002Fblog\u002Ffree-saas-directories.md","50 free directories to submit your SaaS to in 2026",[24],{"name":25,"to":26},"Rares","https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002FRaress96_",{"label":28},"SEO",{"type":30,"value":31,"toc":1105},"minimark",[32,36,39,42,45,50,53,1059,1063,1066,1069,1073,1076,1079,1082,1086,1089,1092],[33,34,35],"p",{},"Most lists like this are padded. That's the main thing I learned building one.",[33,37,38],{},"I keep a catalog of 515 checked directories for my own products. When I sat down to pull the free ones out of it, the problem wasn't finding 100 names. It was that the names past about 50 stop being worth your time.",[33,40,41],{},"So this is 50. Sorted by domain rating, all free to submit, every link opened and checked in September 2026.",[33,43,44],{},"What I left out: general web directories from the 2000s SEO era (Brownbook, ExactSeek, SoMuch, A1 Bookmarks and friends), which have real domain ratings and are exactly why every \"200+ directories\" list is so long. Also AI-tool-only sites, which are in their own section at the bottom, and regional sites unless you're selling into that market.",[46,47,49],"h2",{"id":48},"the-50","The 50",[33,51,52],{},"Domain rating is from the catalog. Higher is better for a backlink, but it isn't the same as traffic, and most of these will send you neither.",[54,55,56,78],"table",{},[57,58,59],"thead",{},[60,61,62,66,69,72,75],"tr",{},[63,64,65],"th",{},"#",[63,67,68],{},"Directory",[63,70,71],{},"DR",[63,73,74],{},"Notes",[63,76,77],{},"Submit",[79,80,81,104,124,144,164,184,204,224,244,264,284,303,323,342,362,381,401,421,440,459,479,499,518,538,557,577,596,616,636,656,676,696,715,735,755,775,794,814,834,854,874,893,912,931,949,967,986,1004,1022,1041],"tbody",{},[60,82,83,87,90,93,96],{},[84,85,86],"td",{},"1",[84,88,89],{},"SourceForge",[84,91,92],{},"92",[84,94,95],{},"Long-running software directory. Slow, bureaucratic, high authority.",[84,97,98],{},[99,100,77],"a",{"href":101,"rel":102},"https:\u002F\u002Fsourceforge.net\u002Fsoftware\u002Fvendors\u002Fnew",[103],"nofollow",[60,105,106,109,112,115,118],{},[84,107,108],{},"2",[84,110,111],{},"Product Hunt",[84,113,114],{},"91",[84,116,117],{},"The default launch. Worth planning properly rather than firing off.",[84,119,120],{},[99,121,77],{"href":122,"rel":123},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.producthunt.com\u002Fposts\u002Fnew",[103],[60,125,126,129,132,135,138],{},[84,127,128],{},"3",[84,130,131],{},"FinancesOnline",[84,133,134],{},"87",[84,136,137],{},"B2B software reviews. Listing is free, they will upsell you.",[84,139,140],{},[99,141,77],{"href":142,"rel":143},"https:\u002F\u002Ffinancesonline.com\u002Fadd-product\u002F",[103],[60,145,146,149,152,155,158],{},[84,147,148],{},"4",[84,150,151],{},"F6S",[84,153,154],{},"86",[84,156,157],{},"Startup and founder network. Profile doubles as a listing.",[84,159,160],{},[99,161,77],{"href":162,"rel":163},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.f6s.com\u002F",[103],[60,165,166,169,172,175,178],{},[84,167,168],{},"5",[84,170,171],{},"Fazier",[84,173,174],{},"82",[84,176,177],{},"Newer launch platform, active, decent traffic on launch day.",[84,179,180],{},[99,181,77],{"href":182,"rel":183},"https:\u002F\u002Ffazier.com\u002Fsubmit",[103],[60,185,186,189,192,195,198],{},[84,187,188],{},"6",[84,190,191],{},"Indie Hackers",[84,193,194],{},"81",[84,196,197],{},"Product page plus a community that will actually read it.",[84,199,200],{},[99,201,77],{"href":202,"rel":203},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.indiehackers.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fnew",[103],[60,205,206,209,212,215,218],{},[84,207,208],{},"7",[84,210,211],{},"Crunchbase",[84,213,214],{},"80",[84,216,217],{},"Company record, not a launch. Do it once and forget it.",[84,219,220],{},[99,221,77],{"href":222,"rel":223},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.crunchbase.com\u002Fadd-new\u002F",[103],[60,225,226,229,232,235,238],{},[84,227,228],{},"8",[84,230,231],{},"StackShare",[84,233,234],{},"79",[84,236,237],{},"Only if you are a dev tool. Tech-stack audience.",[84,239,240],{},[99,241,77],{"href":242,"rel":243},"https:\u002F\u002Fstackshare.io\u002Fsubmit\u002F",[103],[60,245,246,249,252,255,258],{},[84,247,248],{},"9",[84,250,251],{},"Alternative.me",[84,253,254],{},"77",[84,256,257],{},"Alternatives-to listings. Good long tail intent.",[84,259,260],{},[99,261,77],{"href":262,"rel":263},"https:\u002F\u002Falternative.me\u002F",[103],[60,265,266,269,272,275,278],{},[84,267,268],{},"10",[84,270,271],{},"BetaList",[84,273,274],{},"76",[84,276,277],{},"Pre-launch and early stage. Queue can be long.",[84,279,280],{},[99,281,77],{"href":282,"rel":283},"https:\u002F\u002Fbetalist.com\u002Fsubmissions\u002Fnew",[103],[60,285,286,289,292,294,297],{},[84,287,288],{},"11",[84,290,291],{},"EU Startups",[84,293,274],{},[84,295,296],{},"European startups only. Free directory listing.",[84,298,299],{},[99,300,77],{"href":301,"rel":302},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eu-startups.com\u002Fdirectory\u002F?wpbdp_view=submit_listing",[103],[60,304,305,308,311,314,317],{},[84,306,307],{},"12",[84,309,310],{},"Software World",[84,312,313],{},"75",[84,315,316],{},"B2B software reviews and category listings.",[84,318,319],{},[99,320,77],{"href":321,"rel":322},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.softwareworld.co\u002Fvendor\u002Flisting\u002Fcreate\u002F",[103],[60,324,325,328,331,333,336],{},[84,326,327],{},"13",[84,329,330],{},"Uneed",[84,332,313],{},[84,334,335],{},"Free daily launch slot, paid to skip the queue.",[84,337,338],{},[99,339,77],{"href":340,"rel":341},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.uneed.best\u002Fsubmit-a-tool",[103],[60,343,344,347,350,353,356],{},[84,345,346],{},"14",[84,348,349],{},"Crozdesk",[84,351,352],{},"74",[84,354,355],{},"Software discovery, B2B buyer traffic.",[84,357,358],{},[99,359,77],{"href":360,"rel":361},"https:\u002F\u002Fvendor.softwareselect.com\u002F",[103],[60,363,364,367,370,372,375],{},[84,365,366],{},"15",[84,368,369],{},"Killer Startups",[84,371,352],{},[84,373,374],{},"Old but still indexed, startup writeups.",[84,376,377],{},[99,378,77],{"href":379,"rel":380},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.killerstartups.com",[103],[60,382,383,386,389,392,395],{},[84,384,385],{},"16",[84,387,388],{},"SaaSworthy",[84,390,391],{},"72",[84,393,394],{},"SaaS category rankings and comparisons.",[84,396,397],{},[99,398,77],{"href":399,"rel":400},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.saasworthy.com\u002Fofferings",[103],[60,402,403,406,409,412,415],{},[84,404,405],{},"17",[84,407,408],{},"Getlatka",[84,410,411],{},"71",[84,413,414],{},"SaaS company database. Revenue-focused audience.",[84,416,417],{},[99,418,77],{"href":419,"rel":420},"https:\u002F\u002Fgetlatka.com\u002Fsaas-companies",[103],[60,422,423,426,429,431,434],{},[84,424,425],{},"18",[84,427,428],{},"LibHunt",[84,430,411],{},[84,432,433],{},"Open source and dev tools only.",[84,435,436],{},[99,437,77],{"href":438,"rel":439},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.libhunt.com\u002Frepo\u002Fsubmit",[103],[60,441,442,445,448,450,453],{},[84,443,444],{},"19",[84,446,447],{},"Sidebar",[84,449,411],{},[84,451,452],{},"Design-adjacent. Curated, so not guaranteed.",[84,454,455],{},[99,456,77],{"href":457,"rel":458},"https:\u002F\u002Fsidebar.io\u002Fsubmit",[103],[60,460,461,464,467,470,473],{},[84,462,463],{},"20",[84,465,466],{},"Tiny Startups",[84,468,469],{},"70",[84,471,472],{},"Newsletter plus directory, indie audience.",[84,474,475],{},[99,476,77],{"href":477,"rel":478},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tinystartups.com\u002F",[103],[60,480,481,484,487,490,493],{},[84,482,483],{},"21",[84,485,486],{},"SideProjectors",[84,488,489],{},"67",[84,491,492],{},"Side projects, including ones for sale.",[84,494,495],{},[99,496,77],{"href":497,"rel":498},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sideprojectors.com",[103],[60,500,501,504,507,509,512],{},[84,502,503],{},"22",[84,505,506],{},"Startup Ranking",[84,508,489],{},[84,510,511],{},"Startup scoring and listings, global.",[84,513,514],{},[99,515,77],{"href":516,"rel":517},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.startupranking.com\u002Fstartup\u002Fcreate\u002Furl-validation",[103],[60,519,520,523,526,529,532],{},[84,521,522],{},"23",[84,524,525],{},"12Tools",[84,527,528],{},"65",[84,530,531],{},"Free launch listing, small but real traffic.",[84,533,534],{},[99,535,77],{"href":536,"rel":537},"https:\u002F\u002Ftwelve.tools\u002Fsubmit",[103],[60,539,540,543,546,548,551],{},[84,541,542],{},"24",[84,544,545],{},"Startup Stash",[84,547,528],{},[84,549,550],{},"Big curated resource directory. Long-standing.",[84,552,553],{},[99,554,77],{"href":555,"rel":556},"https:\u002F\u002Fstartupstash.com\u002Fadd-listing\u002F",[103],[60,558,559,562,565,568,571],{},[84,560,561],{},"25",[84,563,564],{},"PitchWall",[84,566,567],{},"64",[84,569,570],{},"Product launches, indie friendly.",[84,572,573],{},[99,574,77],{"href":575,"rel":576},"https:\u002F\u002Fpitchwall.co\u002Fproduct\u002Fsubmit",[103],[60,578,579,582,585,587,590],{},[84,580,581],{},"26",[84,583,584],{},"Sprout24",[84,586,567],{},[84,588,589],{},"SaaS reviews and directory hub.",[84,591,592],{},[99,593,77],{"href":594,"rel":595},"https:\u002F\u002Fsprout24.com\u002Fsubmit\u002F",[103],[60,597,598,601,604,607,610],{},[84,599,600],{},"27",[84,602,603],{},"DealMirror",[84,605,606],{},"61",[84,608,609],{},"Only relevant if you run a lifetime deal.",[84,611,612],{},[99,613,77],{"href":614,"rel":615},"https:\u002F\u002Fdealmirror.com\u002Fproduct-deal-request\u002F",[103],[60,617,618,621,624,627,630],{},[84,619,620],{},"28",[84,622,623],{},"Afford Hunt",[84,625,626],{},"56",[84,628,629],{},"Affordable tools angle. Free submission.",[84,631,632],{},[99,633,77],{"href":634,"rel":635},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.affordhunt.com\u002Fsubmit",[103],[60,637,638,641,644,647,650],{},[84,639,640],{},"29",[84,642,643],{},"Business Software",[84,645,646],{},"55",[84,648,649],{},"B2B software categories.",[84,651,652],{},[99,653,77],{"href":654,"rel":655},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.business-software.com\u002Fadd-your-product\u002F",[103],[60,657,658,661,664,667,670],{},[84,659,660],{},"30",[84,662,663],{},"WebCatalog",[84,665,666],{},"54",[84,668,669],{},"Web app catalog, desktop wrapper audience.",[84,671,672],{},[99,673,77],{"href":674,"rel":675},"https:\u002F\u002Fwebcatalog.io\u002Fen\u002Fapps\u002Fsubmit",[103],[60,677,678,681,684,687,690],{},[84,679,680],{},"31",[84,682,683],{},"DevHunt",[84,685,686],{},"53",[84,688,689],{},"Dev tools only. Weekly leaderboard.",[84,691,692],{},[99,693,77],{"href":694,"rel":695},"https:\u002F\u002Fdevhunt.org\u002Faccount\u002Ftools\u002Fnew",[103],[60,697,698,701,704,706,709],{},[84,699,700],{},"32",[84,702,703],{},"FiveTaco",[84,705,686],{},[84,707,708],{},"Small curated tool directory.",[84,710,711],{},[99,712,77],{"href":713,"rel":714},"https:\u002F\u002Ffivetaco.com\u002Fsubmit",[103],[60,716,717,720,723,726,729],{},[84,718,719],{},"33",[84,721,722],{},"TinyLaunch",[84,724,725],{},"52",[84,727,728],{},"Quick free launch listing.",[84,730,731],{},[99,732,77],{"href":733,"rel":734},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tinylaun.ch\u002Fdashboard\u002Fstartups\u002Fnew",[103],[60,736,737,740,743,746,749],{},[84,738,739],{},"34",[84,741,742],{},"Launching Next",[84,744,745],{},"51",[84,747,748],{},"Upcoming startups, free listing.",[84,750,751],{},[99,752,77],{"href":753,"rel":754},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.launchingnext.com\u002Fsubmit\u002F",[103],[60,756,757,760,763,766,769],{},[84,758,759],{},"35",[84,761,762],{},"10015 Tools",[84,764,765],{},"50",[84,767,768],{},"Tool finder, free submission.",[84,770,771],{},[99,772,77],{"href":773,"rel":774},"https:\u002F\u002F10015.io\u002Fproduct-finder\u002Fsubmit",[103],[60,776,777,780,783,785,788],{},[84,778,779],{},"36",[84,781,782],{},"StartupBase",[84,784,765],{},[84,786,787],{},"Indie startup listings and upvotes.",[84,789,790],{},[99,791,77],{"href":792,"rel":793},"https:\u002F\u002Fstartupbase.io\u002Fsubmit",[103],[60,795,796,799,802,805,808],{},[84,797,798],{},"37",[84,800,801],{},"ProductBurst",[84,803,804],{},"48",[84,806,807],{},"Free product listings.",[84,809,810],{},[99,811,77],{"href":812,"rel":813},"https:\u002F\u002Fproductburst.com",[103],[60,815,816,819,822,825,828],{},[84,817,818],{},"38",[84,820,821],{},"TechPluto",[84,823,824],{},"47",[84,826,827],{},"Startup coverage and listings.",[84,829,830],{},[99,831,77],{"href":832,"rel":833},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.techpluto.com\u002Fsubmit-startup",[103],[60,835,836,839,842,845,848],{},[84,837,838],{},"39",[84,840,841],{},"Startups.fm",[84,843,844],{},"45",[84,846,847],{},"Startup discovery feed.",[84,849,850],{},[99,851,77],{"href":852,"rel":853},"https:\u002F\u002Fstartups.fm\u002F",[103],[60,855,856,859,862,865,868],{},[84,857,858],{},"40",[84,860,861],{},"StartupTracker",[84,863,864],{},"44",[84,866,867],{},"Crowdsourced startup database.",[84,869,870],{},[99,871,77],{"href":872,"rel":873},"https:\u002F\u002Fstartuptracker.io\u002Fcrowdsourcing\u002F",[103],[60,875,876,879,882,884,887],{},[84,877,878],{},"41",[84,880,881],{},"SoloPush",[84,883,878],{},[84,885,886],{},"Solo founder launches.",[84,888,889],{},[99,890,77],{"href":891,"rel":892},"https:\u002F\u002Fsolopush.com\u002Fdashboard",[103],[60,894,895,898,901,903,906],{},[84,896,897],{},"42",[84,899,900],{},"Scout Forge",[84,902,858],{},[84,904,905],{},"App and tool reviews directory.",[84,907,908],{},[99,909,77],{"href":910,"rel":911},"https:\u002F\u002Fscoutforge.net\u002Fapp-registration\u002F",[103],[60,913,914,917,920,922,925],{},[84,915,916],{},"43",[84,918,919],{},"Resource.fyi",[84,921,838],{},[84,923,924],{},"Curated resources for builders.",[84,926,927],{},[99,928,77],{"href":929,"rel":930},"https:\u002F\u002Fresource.fyi\u002Faccount\u002Fsubmit\u002F",[103],[60,932,933,935,938,940,943],{},[84,934,864],{},[84,936,937],{},"Ctrl Alt CC",[84,939,818],{},[84,941,942],{},"Indie tool directory.",[84,944,945],{},[99,946,77],{"href":947,"rel":948},"https:\u002F\u002Fctrlalt.cc\u002F",[103],[60,950,951,953,956,958,961],{},[84,952,844],{},[84,954,955],{},"Microlaunch",[84,957,818],{},[84,959,960],{},"Micro-SaaS launches, indie audience.",[84,962,963],{},[99,964,77],{"href":965,"rel":966},"https:\u002F\u002Ftally.so\u002Fr\u002FmYaR6N",[103],[60,968,969,972,975,977,980],{},[84,970,971],{},"46",[84,973,974],{},"Startup Spotlight",[84,976,779],{},[84,978,979],{},"Startup features, small but live.",[84,981,982],{},[99,983,77],{"href":984,"rel":985},"https:\u002F\u002Fstartupspotlight.co\u002F",[103],[60,987,988,990,993,995,998],{},[84,989,824],{},[84,991,992],{},"HuntScreens",[84,994,759],{},[84,996,997],{},"Product screenshots directory.",[84,999,1000],{},[99,1001,77],{"href":1002,"rel":1003},"https:\u002F\u002Fhuntscreens.com\u002Fen",[103],[60,1005,1006,1008,1011,1013,1016],{},[84,1007,804],{},[84,1009,1010],{},"PromoteProject",[84,1012,739],{},[84,1014,1015],{},"Free project promotion listings.",[84,1017,1018],{},[99,1019,77],{"href":1020,"rel":1021},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.promoteproject.com\u002Flogin",[103],[60,1023,1024,1027,1030,1032,1035],{},[84,1025,1026],{},"49",[84,1028,1029],{},"Toolfolio",[84,1031,739],{},[84,1033,1034],{},"Tool collection directory.",[84,1036,1037],{},[99,1038,77],{"href":1039,"rel":1040},"https:\u002F\u002Ftoolfolio.io\u002F",[103],[60,1042,1043,1045,1048,1050,1053],{},[84,1044,765],{},[84,1046,1047],{},"Spiff.store",[84,1049,719],{},[84,1051,1052],{},"Indie product listings.",[84,1054,1055],{},[99,1056,77],{"href":1057,"rel":1058},"https:\u002F\u002Fspiff.store\u002Fsubmit-tool\u002F",[103],[46,1060,1062],{"id":1061},"if-your-product-is-an-ai-tool","If your product is an AI tool",[33,1064,1065],{},"Add these. If it isn't, skip them, you'll just get listed next to 4,000 GPT wrappers.",[33,1067,1068],{},"AI Tools by Neil Patel (DR 91), aitools.inc (DR 67), Toolify (DR 64), GPTs Hunter (DR 59), AI Tool Trek (DR 56), Super Tools by The Rundown (DR 55), Tool Pilot (DR 51), Future Tools (DR 44), AI Agents Directory (DR 41), Insidr AI (DR 40), Ben's Bites (DR 39), The Rundown (DR 38).",[46,1070,1072],{"id":1071},"how-id-actually-work-this-list","How I'd actually work this list",[33,1074,1075],{},"Do the top 10 properly. Real description, real screenshots, the category picked deliberately. Those are the ones with a chance of sending a human.",[33,1077,1078],{},"Then do the rest in a batch when you're tired and don't want to write code. It's good low-energy work: 20 minutes, no thinking, a few rows crossed off.",[33,1080,1081],{},"Don't do all 50 in a week. Some of these want a badge on your site, some have review queues that take a month, and a burst of 50 identical submissions is a pattern.",[46,1083,1085],{"id":1084},"what-to-expect-honestly","What to expect, honestly",[33,1087,1088],{},"I've been submitting since February across 5 products. Domain rating on my main domain went from 19 to 22. No directory has ever appeared as a referrer in my analytics, and I can't trace a single sale to a listing.",[33,1090,1091],{},"So I'd treat this as slow backlink work with a side of discoverability, not as a customer acquisition channel. Give it a few hours total and then go do something that actually moves revenue.",[33,1093,1094,1095,1099,1100,1104],{},"The part that actually annoyed me was tracking it. Same list across 5 products, statuses drifting out of date, spreadsheet dead by product number 2. I built a free tracker for that at ",[99,1096,1098],{"href":1097},"\u002Fdirectories","beyondfolder.com\u002Fdirectories",": the full 515-directory catalog, status per project, and an MCP endpoint so ",[99,1101,1103],{"href":1102},"\u002Fblog\u002Fclaude-code-mcp-directory-submissions","Claude Code can mark rows off while it works",".",{"title":1106,"searchDepth":1107,"depth":1107,"links":1108},"",2,[1109,1110,1111,1112],{"id":48,"depth":1107,"text":49},{"id":1061,"depth":1107,"text":1062},{"id":1071,"depth":1107,"text":1072},{"id":1084,"depth":1107,"text":1085},"2026-09-07","50 directories you can submit a SaaS to for free, sorted by domain rating. Every link checked by hand, no 2000s link farms padding out the count.","md",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Ffree-saas-directories",{"title":1119,"description":1120},"50 Free Directories to Submit Your SaaS To (2026, Link-Checked)","50 free SaaS directories sorted by domain rating, every link checked by hand. Submit URLs included, plus honest numbers on what directory submissions actually did for my domain rating.","blog\u002Ffree-saas-directories","Zn9niWQ_tZ2IXLD2Y-QCeztLC2-xIXy0bAPerUXcHN8",{"id":1124,"title":1125,"authors":1126,"badge":1128,"body":1130,"date":1314,"description":1315,"extension":1115,"meta":1316,"navigation":12,"path":1102,"seo":1317,"stem":1320,"__hash__":1321},"posts\u002Fblog\u002Fclaude-code-mcp-directory-submissions.md","Let Claude Code work your directory submission list",[1127],{"name":25,"to":26},{"label":1129},"Claude Code",{"type":30,"value":1131,"toc":1306},[1132,1135,1138,1141,1145,1148,1151,1154,1158,1161,1164,1167,1171,1179,1234,1237,1241,1244,1252,1255,1261,1264,1270,1273,1276,1280,1283,1286,1290,1293,1296,1302],[33,1133,1134],{},"Directory submission is the kind of work that looks automatable and mostly isn't.",[33,1136,1137],{},"Every directory has its own form, its own captcha, its own review queue. Some want a badge on your site before they approve you. The tools that promise fully automatic submission are a good way to get rejected, or to end up listed on 200 sites nobody visits.",[33,1139,1140],{},"So the submitting stays manual. The tracking doesn't have to be, and tracking is the part that broke for me.",[46,1142,1144],{"id":1143},"the-spreadsheet-dies-at-product-number-2","The spreadsheet dies at product number 2",[33,1146,1147],{},"I run 5 products on 5 domains. Same directory list, 5 different sets of statuses.",[33,1149,1150],{},"I had it in a spreadsheet. It went stale as soon as the second product existed. And when I was doing the submissions inside Claude Code, Claude couldn't see the spreadsheet, so I'd paste rows into the chat, do a few, then forget to write the results back.",[33,1152,1153],{},"The state lived in one place and the work happened in another, so the list went out of date faster than I could fix it.",[46,1155,1157],{"id":1156},"what-mcp-changes-here","What MCP changes here",[33,1159,1160],{},"MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard way for an AI client to read and write to an external system through a defined set of tools. Claude Code speaks it, so does Cursor, so do most other clients now.",[33,1162,1163],{},"Point it at a tracker and the agent can pull your remaining directories and update them in the same session where it's doing the work. No copy paste, no stale sheet.",[33,1165,1166],{},"That's the whole idea. It's a small thing, it just means the list stays current without me doing anything.",[46,1168,1170],{"id":1169},"wiring-it-up","Wiring it up",[33,1172,1173,1174,1178],{},"I put the tracker behind an MCP endpoint at ",[1175,1176,1177],"code",{},"https:\u002F\u002Fbeyondfolder.com\u002Fmcp",". Create an API key, then add it to Claude Code:",[1180,1181,1185],"pre",{"className":1182,"code":1183,"language":1184,"meta":1106,"style":1106},"language-bash shiki shiki-themes material-theme-lighter material-theme material-theme-palenight","claude mcp add --transport http beyondfolder https:\u002F\u002Fbeyondfolder.com\u002Fmcp \\\n  --header \"Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY\"\n","bash",[1175,1186,1187,1219],{"__ignoreMap":1106},[1188,1189,1192,1196,1200,1203,1206,1209,1212,1215],"span",{"class":1190,"line":1191},"line",1,[1188,1193,1195],{"class":1194},"sBMFI","claude",[1188,1197,1199],{"class":1198},"sfazB"," mcp",[1188,1201,1202],{"class":1198}," add",[1188,1204,1205],{"class":1198}," --transport",[1188,1207,1208],{"class":1198}," http",[1188,1210,1211],{"class":1198}," beyondfolder",[1188,1213,1214],{"class":1198}," https:\u002F\u002Fbeyondfolder.com\u002Fmcp",[1188,1216,1218],{"class":1217},"sTEyZ"," \\\n",[1188,1220,1221,1224,1228,1231],{"class":1190,"line":1107},[1188,1222,1223],{"class":1198},"  --header",[1188,1225,1227],{"class":1226},"sMK4o"," \"",[1188,1229,1230],{"class":1198},"Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",[1188,1232,1233],{"class":1226},"\"\n",[33,1235,1236],{},"Keys are either unscoped across all your projects, or locked to one project. I use the scoped version, so an agent working on one product can't touch the others by accident. You can revoke a key at any time.",[46,1238,1240],{"id":1239},"what-you-can-then-ask-for","What you can then ask for",[33,1242,1243],{},"Once it's connected the prompts I actually use are pretty boring:",[1180,1245,1250],{"className":1246,"code":1248,"language":1249},[1247],"language-text","Which directories should I submit Mailyond to next?\n","text",[1175,1251,1248],{"__ignoreMap":1106},[33,1253,1254],{},"It pulls the remaining rows for that project, highest domain rating first, and tells you where to start.",[1180,1256,1259],{"className":1257,"code":1258,"language":1249},[1247],"Mark Product Hunt as submitted\n",[1175,1260,1258],{"__ignoreMap":1106},[33,1262,1263],{},"Records the status and the date against the right project.",[1180,1265,1268],{"className":1266,"code":1267,"language":1249},[1247],"Add this directory to my list\n",[1175,1269,1267],{"__ignoreMap":1106},[33,1271,1272],{},"Directories the agent finds while researching get added as private rows on your account.",[33,1274,1275],{},"The workflow I run: ask for the next 5, open them in tabs, submit by hand, then tell Claude what happened. The submissions still take as long as they take, but I don't spend anything on the bookkeeping afterwards.",[46,1277,1279],{"id":1278},"what-it-doesnt-do","What it doesn't do",[33,1281,1282],{},"It doesn't submit for you. I looked at building that and decided against it, partly because captchas and review queues make it fragile, and mostly because directories that accept automated submissions are usually the ones not worth submitting to.",[33,1284,1285],{},"It also won't tell you a listing was approved. Most directories don't email you, so you either go and check yourself or you never find out.",[46,1287,1289],{"id":1288},"is-any-of-this-worth-it","Is any of this worth it",[33,1291,1292],{},"Honestly, less than the hype suggests. I've been submitting since February and the only number that moved for me was domain rating, from 19 to 22. No directory has shown up as a referrer in my analytics.",[33,1294,1295],{},"So I'd treat directory submissions as slow backlink work, not a traffic channel, and I'd spend as little time on the bookkeeping as possible. Which is why the MCP part exists.",[33,1297,1298,1299,1301],{},"The tracker is free at ",[99,1300,1098],{"href":1097},". 515 checked directories, sorted by domain rating, multiple projects on one account.",[1303,1304,1305],"style",{},"html pre.shiki code .sBMFI, html code.shiki .sBMFI{--shiki-light:#E2931D;--shiki-default:#FFCB6B;--shiki-dark:#FFCB6B}html pre.shiki code .sfazB, html code.shiki .sfazB{--shiki-light:#91B859;--shiki-default:#C3E88D;--shiki-dark:#C3E88D}html pre.shiki code .sTEyZ, html code.shiki .sTEyZ{--shiki-light:#90A4AE;--shiki-default:#EEFFFF;--shiki-dark:#BABED8}html pre.shiki code .sMK4o, html code.shiki .sMK4o{--shiki-light:#39ADB5;--shiki-default:#89DDFF;--shiki-dark:#89DDFF}html .light .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-light);background: var(--shiki-light-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-light-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-light-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-light-text-decoration);}html.light .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-light);background: var(--shiki-light-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-light-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-light-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-light-text-decoration);}html .default .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .dark .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-dark);background: var(--shiki-dark-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-dark-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-dark-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-dark-text-decoration);}html.dark .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-dark);background: var(--shiki-dark-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-dark-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-dark-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-dark-text-decoration);}",{"title":1106,"searchDepth":1107,"depth":1107,"links":1307},[1308,1309,1310,1311,1312,1313],{"id":1143,"depth":1107,"text":1144},{"id":1156,"depth":1107,"text":1157},{"id":1169,"depth":1107,"text":1170},{"id":1239,"depth":1107,"text":1240},{"id":1278,"depth":1107,"text":1279},{"id":1288,"depth":1107,"text":1289},"2026-08-31","Directory submissions can't be fully automated, but the tracking can. How to wire an MCP server into Claude Code so your agent reads the list and marks rows off while it works.",{},{"title":1318,"description":1319},"Let Claude Code Work Your Directory Submission List (MCP)","How to connect a directory submission tracker to Claude Code over MCP so your agent pulls the next directories and records statuses in the same session. Setup command, scoped API keys, and what it won't do.","blog\u002Fclaude-code-mcp-directory-submissions","fAqua9XVgA0CyAWwHTwrH1jtWdrfltQ2BkaLwpdjPP4",{"data":1323,"body":1324},{},{"type":1325,"children":1326},"root",[1327],{"type":1328,"tag":33,"props":1329,"children":1330},"element",{},[1331,1333],{"type":1249,"value":1332},"The BeyondFolder ",{"type":1328,"tag":1188,"props":1334,"children":1337},{"className":1335},[1336],"text-primary",[1338],{"type":1249,"value":17},1788773787318]