ModelShortlist runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 536 installs a week from npm. Last commit 16 Sep 2026.
Local BYOK MCP for AI model shortlisting using OpenRouter + Artificial Analysis.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check ModelShortlist every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add modelshortlist -- npx -y @agentic.artists/modelshortlist{
"mcpServers": {
"modelshortlist": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@agentic.artists/modelshortlist"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.modelshortlist]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@agentic.artists/modelshortlist"]{
"mcpServers": {
"modelshortlist": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@agentic.artists/modelshortlist"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"modelshortlist": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@agentic.artists/modelshortlist"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
ARTIFICIAL_ANALYSIS_API_KEY (Artificial Analysis API key used to fetch benchmark and model-performance data.), OPENROUTER_API_KEY (OpenRouter API key used to fetch model catalog and optional ZDR endpoint data.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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