MCP registry vs The MCP Census

Registry

The community MCP registry answers: does this name exist as a published server record? It is the discovery backbone. Its terms disclaim vetting — you still evaluate each server yourself.

Census

The census answers: given public evidence, what do we know about health and brand match? We harvest the registry, then cross-check GitHub, npm, PyPI, remotes, and citations. Scores and badges always link to factors.

Wedge line

The registry tells you a server exists. The census tells you if you should trust it — with honest gaps when we can’t verify yet.

Try it

Search a brand on lookup. Compare Official vs community wrappers.