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thistools: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

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One free slot a day, and they keep checking the badge is still up

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thistools homepage
Eligibility

Who thistools accepts

You need
An account
Their badge on your site, and kept there
You'll be rejected if
The badge check runs before scheduling, so a product you cannot add HTML to cannot book a slot at all.
AI toolsProductivity toolsDev toolsSaaS products
What you actually get
A scheduled launch published automatically at 08:00 UTC on the day you picked, into a directory with real depth: 665 productivity tools, 508 automation, 442 developer tools. Unlike most badge-gated boards, this one keeps checking: if your badge disappears they send a reminder and say an unresolved case may be delisted.

How to submit to thistools

  1. Read /pricing
    It states the whole deal in four lines: free and paid launches follow the same backlink rules, one free slot a day, the check runs before scheduling, and a lost backlink can end in delisting.
  2. Sign in and open /projects/submit
    The flow is the same multi-step form as the other boards of this shape.
  3. Publish the badge and pass the check
    You cannot pick a date until the backlink check passes.
  4. Pick a day
    Launches publish automatically at 08:00 UTC on the date you scheduled.

thistools requirements

A live URL
Badge
on your site, permanently

Gotchas

The badge obligation does not end at approval. They monitor it, send a reminder if it disappears, and say an unresolved case may be delisted, so this is a standing commitment rather than a one-off.
The backlink check runs before scheduling, not after, so there is no way to book a date and sort the badge out later.
One free slot a day means the calendar is the scarce thing. Look at how far out the free dates are before you plan a launch around it.
The directory has real depth, hundreds of tools per category, so a listing lands among competitors rather than in an empty room.

Let your agent submit to thistools

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the thistools playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.

What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 3 thistools rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 2 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Warns you that thistools looks for its badge on your site, so it has to be live before you submit rather than after.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: free Launch is $0 with one slot a day, gated on their badge passing a backlink check before you can even schedule. Paid lanes exist and follow the same backlink rules.
Types it into thistools in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to thistools?".
Connect your agentHow this worksTools and endpointsWorks with Claude Code, Claude, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and Hermes.

thistools FAQ

How long does thistools approval take?
thistools's typical time from submission to going live is 1-2 days.
How much does it cost to submit to thistools?
thistools has a free submission option plus paid placement (Free Launch is $0 with one slot a day, gated on their badge passing a backlink check before you can even schedule. Paid lanes exist and follow the same backlink rules.).
Does thistools give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on thistools carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 14.
Does thistools require a backlink to your site?
Yes, thistools expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from thistools?
The badge check runs before scheduling, so a product you cannot add HTML to cannot book a slot at all.