HList

How to cite HList

HList is an independent AI tools directory operated by Huang Shaoqiang (黄少强). This page is a dated snapshot and a citation guide. It is not a product review, and the badge below is not the paid Verified Badge on /pricing/.

Snapshot as of 2026-11-15 (Asia/Shanghai)

As of 2026-11-15 (Asia/Shanghai). HList is an independent AI tools directory operated by Huang Shaoqiang.

  • Browsable directory: 500 tools in 4 languages, 10 categories.
  • Agent dataset (https://hlist.cc/api/v1/tools.json and /llms.txt): 431 tools, generated 2026-11-15 06:06 Asia/Shanghai. 63 of 431 have pricing_verified=true; the rest carry a pricing tier with an unverified / check-official note.
  • Sitemap: 431 tool slugs. 69 listings marked needs_review (unverified) were not in the sitemap on this date; their pages stay browsable but carry noindex.
  • China accessibility is a point-in-time Shanghai egress probe, not a guarantee. Directory (500): 297 ok, 40 unstable, 100 blocked, 63 unknown (437/500 known, 87.4%). Dataset (431): 288 ok, 40 unstable, 76 blocked, 27 unknown.
  • 82 tools in the dataset have public GitHub repos with star counts fetched at build time.
  • We do not publish aggregate ratings or traffic claims. Prefer citing a tool page or the dataset. Methodology: https://hlist.cc/about/. License: factual data free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Cite as: hlist.cc AI tools directory, 2026-11-15.

How to cite

Suggested citation: hlist.cc AI tools directory, 2026-11-15.

Factual data is free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Please credit HList / hlist.cc and, where practical, link back to the cited page.

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