A practical guide based on real submission experience — what the form asks, what reviewers check, and what I got wrong the first time.
I built an MCP server for QRflows — a dynamic QR code platform. After the server was live and working, I submitted it to Anthropic's official Connector Directory. The review is ongoing, but the process taught me things I couldn't find documented anywhere in one place.
This post covers the full submission process as it stands in mid-2026: what the form actually asks, the technical requirements that can silently kill your review, and how to prepare so you don't spend a week backtracking.
Why bother with the directory at all?
When your MCP server is not in the directory, users have to:
