From 5a584b86f46932af04a6ef069cd70604408248c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Radoslav Dimitrov <radoslav@stacklok.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 23:38:46 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Add community-projects reference document (#569)

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## Motivation and Context
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The following adds a doc to reference community projects.

## How Has This Been Tested?
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## Breaking Changes
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## Types of changes
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- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to change)
- [x] Documentation update

## Checklist
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- [ ] I have read the [MCP
Documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)
- [ ] My code follows the repository's style guidelines
- [ ] New and existing tests pass locally
- [ ] I have added appropriate error handling
- [ ] I have added or updated documentation as needed

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Signed-off-by: Radoslav Dimitrov <radoslav@stacklok.com>
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 README.md                  |  4 ++++
 docs/README.md             |  1 +
 docs/community-projects.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 docs/community-projects.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2396bbc..0c59cab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ The registry validates namespace ownership when publishing. E.g. to publish...:
 - `io.github.domdomegg/my-cool-mcp` you must login to GitHub as `domdomegg`, or be in a GitHub Action on domdomegg's repos
 - `me.adamjones/my-cool-mcp` you must prove ownership of `adamjones.me` via DNS or HTTP challenge
 
+## Community Projects
+
+Check out [community projects](docs/community-projects.md) to explore notable registry-related work created by the community.
+
 ## More documentation
 
 See the [documentation](./docs) for more details if your question has not been answered here!
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index f3ee9be..b8a30ea 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The MCP registry provides MCP clients with a list of MCP servers, like an app st
 - **📥 Consume registry data** → [API Usage Guide](guides/consuming/use-rest-api.md)
 - **🔌 Understand the registry's purpose** → [Ecosystem vision](explanations/ecosystem-vision.md)
 - **📋 Look up specific information** → [server.json spec](reference/server-json/generic-server-json.md) | [API spec](reference/api/generic-registry-api.md) | [CLI reference](reference/cli/commands.md)
+- **🤝 Add reference to my community project** → [Community Projects](community-projects.md)
 
 ## Documentation Index
 
diff --git a/docs/community-projects.md b/docs/community-projects.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f405f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/community-projects.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Community Projects
+
+The following is a list of notable community-driven projects in the ecosystem related to the MCP Registry.
+
+## Featured Projects
+
+- [TeamSparkAI: Tool Catalog](https://github.com/TeamSparkAI/ToolCatalog) - Browse and discover servers from the official MCP Registry
+- Add your project here!
+
+## Adding Your Project
+
+To add your community project, submit a pull request adding a one-line entry above with format: `[project-name](link) - brief description`
+
+## Disclaimer
+
+This is not an exhaustive list, and inclusion does not imply endorsement. Projects are maintained by third parties and may not be actively
+supported, secure, or compatible with the latest MCP Registry version.
+Please review each project independently and use at your own risk!