How to claim your listing

Anyone can create a listing for any tool, but only a verified company representative can claim and edit one. Claiming is free, and verification is earned – never sold.

Why claim?

• Correct the AI. Override any ✦ AI-inferred field; your corrections show as gold ★ Founder-edited – the highest-trust tier. See Editing a claimed listing.
• The verified mark. Claimed listings show the tool is founder-verified, which buyers visibly trust more than an unclaimed page.
• The do-follow backlink badge. Claimed founders get an embeddable "Featured on directree" badge – a normal do-follow link. See The backlink badge.

How to claim

1. Sign in and open your tool's page (/tool/<slug>), then hit Claim.

2. Pick one of three verification methods – all prove you control the tool's domain:

   • Email on the domain – verify with an email address on the tool's own domain (e.g. you@yourtool.com for yourtool.com).
   • DNS TXT record – add a TXT record we give you to the domain's DNS. Good when your email is on a different domain.
   • Meta tag – place a small verification meta tag in your site's HTML.

3. Complete the check. Once verified, the listing switches from unclaimed to claimed and unlocks editing.

Unclaimed vs claimed

An unclaimed listing is clearly labelled as such and shows only observed facts plus labelled AI fields – nothing pretends the founder was involved. A claimed listing adds the founder's corrections, the verified status, and the badge embed.

If your tool is already listed by someone else, that's expected (create ≠ own) – claiming simply transfers editorial control to you, the verified owner. If a listing about your tool is malicious or impersonating you, also see Reporting a listing.

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