io.github.pcaiano/toolscout

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ToolScout Software Recommendation

Publisher-provided description

Which software to buy: shortlists, comparisons and alternatives with reasons and recorded prices.

Summary by lookupd

Recommends software to buy by comparing named products, checking plan prices, free tiers, integrations and alternatives for a buyer's needs.

Install

Claude Code, remote (streamable-http)

claude mcp add --transport http toolscout https://trytoolscout.org/mcp

Codex, remote (streamable-http)

codex mcp add toolscout --url https://trytoolscout.org/mcp

Cursor, remote (streamable-http) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "toolscout": {
      "url": "https://trytoolscout.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Other clients: docs. Or tell your agent: Set up lookupd for me: read https://lookupd.com/agent.md and follow it.

Publisher-provided text

decide_software Use this when the user asks which software to buy for a job, budget, team size or existing tools, e.g. 'a CRM for 5 people'. Returns picks, prices and trade-off
compare_software Use this when comparing 2 to 4 named products for the buyer's situation, e.g. 'HubSpot or Pipedrive?'. Returns fit, prices and plan limits checked against manuf
find_alternatives Use this when the buyer wants to leave a named product for a reason, e.g. 'HubSpot costs too much'. Returns alternatives, prices and trade-offs checked against
check_software Use this when the buyer asks about 1 to 5 named products: plan prices, free plan, AI or MCP support, integrations with tools in use, or recent changes, e.g. 'Do

Shows this live status and links here; updates hourly.

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