# cc.bestaffiliateprograms/directory

> Search 4,825 affiliate programs by commission, cookie window and network, with source confidence.

- name: cc.bestaffiliateprograms/directory
- version: 1.0.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 80/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 86/100 (good)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/cc.bestaffiliateprograms%2Fdirectory
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/cc.bestaffiliateprograms%2Fdirectory/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "directory": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bestaffiliateprograms.cc/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 85
- provenance: 55
- drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-100% ~updated-43d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 86/100 (good)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-06-18; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 100 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 5 of 5 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- pass `tools.directory_hints`: every tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 796 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 75 (weight 15)

- warn `stability.changes`: 8 tool changes in 30 days
- pass `stability.rug_pull`: no tool changed its meaning under the same name

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 5, about 796 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: 2f2775803998cdbf4d43056baa82af50
- tools last changed: 2026-10-20T07:41:06.747Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/cc.bestaffiliateprograms/directory.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/cc.bestaffiliateprograms/directory)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-20 `search_affiliate_programs` changed (inputSchema)
- 2026-10-15 `get_directory_stats` changed (title, annotations)
- 2026-10-15 `list_networks` changed (title, description, annotations)
  - before: List the affiliate networks with a count of programs on each.
  - after: List the affiliate networks (the keys search_affiliate_programs accepts) with a count of programs on each.
- 2026-10-15 `list_categories` changed (title, description, annotations)
  - before: List the program categories with a count for each.
  - after: List the program categories (the keys search_affiliate_programs accepts) with a count for each.
- 2026-10-15 `get_affiliate_program` changed (title, description, inputSchema, annotations)
  - before: Get the full verified record for one affiliate program by its slug (commission, cookie, network, how it pays, requirements, sources, modelled value).
  - after: Get the full record for one affiliate program by its slug (commission, cookie, network, how it pays, requirements, sources, verification date, modelled value).
- 2026-10-15 `search_affiliate_programs` changed (title, description, inputSchema, annotations)
  - before: Search and filter the directory of affiliate programs (each compared by network, commission, cookie window, and a MODELLED value per referral). Use to answer 'best/highest-paying affiliate programs for X', or to find programs by category, network, recurring vs one-time, or minimum value. Returns a ranked, paginated list.
  - after: Search and filter the directory of affiliate programs (each compared by network, commission, cookie window, and a MODELLED value per referral). Use to answer 'best/highest-paying affiliate programs for X', or to find programs by category, network, recurring vs one-time, or minimum value. Returns a ranked, paginated list of full program records.
- 2026-10-13 `search_affiliate_programs` changed (inputSchema)
- 2026-10-06 `get_directory_stats` changed (description)
  - before: Headline coverage: total programs, categories, networks, and how many are verified against their own source.
  - after: Headline coverage: total programs, categories, networks, how many are verified against their own source, and how many the site lists that these tools leave out (with why).

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/cc.bestaffiliateprograms%2Fdirectory/changes

## Remotes

- https://bestaffiliateprograms.cc/v1/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (5)

- `get_affiliate_program`: Get the full record for one affiliate program by its slug (commission, cookie, network, how it pays, requirements, sources, verification date, modelled value).
- `get_directory_stats`: Headline coverage: total programs, categories, networks, how many are verified against their own source, and how many the site lists that these tools leave out (with why).
- `list_categories`: List the program categories (the keys search_affiliate_programs accepts) with a count for each.
- `list_networks`: List the affiliate networks (the keys search_affiliate_programs accepts) with a count of programs on each.
- `search_affiliate_programs`: Search and filter the directory of affiliate programs (each compared by network, commission, cookie window, and a MODELLED value per referral). Use to answer 'best/highest-paying affiliate programs for X', or to find programs by category, network, recurring vs one-time, or minimum value. Returns a ranked, paginated list of full program records.