indiestack 1.0.0

MCP server for IndieStack — the tool knowledge layer for AI agents. Search 880+ indie tools, get personalized recommendations, build stacks, and spot market gaps.

IndieStack MCP Server

The tool knowledge layer for AI agents. Search 880+ indie tools — from full SaaS products to tiny utilities — so your AI stops rebuilding solved problems.

Quick Start

# Option 1: pipx (recommended — handles venv automatically)
pipx install indiestack
claude mcp add indiestack -- indiestack-mcp

# Option 2: pip (if pipx isn't available)
pip install indiestack
claude mcp add indiestack -- indiestack-mcp

# Option 3: uvx (zero install — runs directly)
claude mcp add indiestack -- uvx --from indiestack indiestack-mcp

That's it. Your AI will now check IndieStack before building common functionality from scratch.

Works with

• Claude Code — claude mcp add indiestack -- indiestack-mcp
• Cursor — Add indiestack-mcp to your MCP config
• Windsurf — Add indiestack-mcp to your MCP config

What it does

When you ask your AI to "build invoicing" or "add analytics", it checks IndieStack first and suggests existing indie tools — saving 30k-120k tokens per use case.

Tools (12)

Tool	What it does
find_tools	Search by problem or keyword, with optional category filter
get_tool_details	Full details including integration snippets and companion suggestions
list_categories	Browse all 21 categories with tool counts
compare_tools	Side-by-side comparison of any two tools
build_stack	Build a complete indie tool stack for your requirements
publish_tool	Submit a new tool to IndieStack
browse_new_tools	Recently added tools with pagination
list_tags	All tags sorted by popularity
list_stacks	Curated tool stacks and collections
analyze_dependencies	Paste package.json/requirements.txt, get indie replacements
evaluate_build_vs_buy	Financial breakdown: build from scratch vs use an existing tool
get_recommendations	Personalized suggestions based on your search history

Resources (3)

Resource	What it provides
indiestack://categories	All categories with slugs (auto-loaded into context)
indiestack://trending	Top 10 trending tools this week
indiestack://tools-index	Complete tool index for prompt caching — include once, reference forever

Prompts (4)

Prompt	When to use
before-you-build	Check IndieStack before building common functionality
find-alternatives	Find indie alternatives to mainstream SaaS products
save-tokens	Audit your project for token-saving opportunities
architect-feature	Plan a feature using existing indie tools instead of building from scratch

What's new in v1.0.0

• Launch-ready — 12 tools, 3 resources, 4 prompts. Stable API, production-hardened.
• Faster — Parallel fetches in compare_tools and analyze_dependencies via asyncio.gather.
• Smarter search fallback — Zero results now suggest broadening to source_type='all' before declaring a market gap.
• Build vs Buy TCO — Now includes 15%/year maintenance cost in the financial breakdown.
• 55+ dependency patterns — analyze_dependencies recognizes Clerk, Lemon Squeezy, Supabase, BullMQ, Pino, Playwright, and more.
• Slugs in results — Search results now show slugs inline, making get_tool_details() calls effortless.
• Bounded cache — LRU eviction at 200 entries prevents memory growth in long sessions.
• 880+ tools — 571 open-source, 310 SaaS, across 21 categories.

Links

• IndieStack
• Browse Tools
• Submit Your Tool