Agent Stack Directory

Official registry Search and web

Search, inspect and compare infrastructure tools for AI agents from a checked directory.

What can you do with Agent Stack Directory?

  • "Which sandboxes for running agent code are open source?"
  • "Compare E2B and Daytona."
  • "What are the alternatives to Browserbase?"

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http agent-stack-directory 'https://agentstackdirectory.com/mcp'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code)
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "agent-stack-directory": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://agentstackdirectory.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. Agent Stack Directory: MCP server and open dataset
  2. Tools
  3. Install (remote, nothing to run locally)
  4. Install (local, stdio)
  5. Dataset
  6. Development
  7. License

Agent Stack Directory: MCP server and open dataset

An open dataset of infrastructure tools for AI agents (cloud browsers, sandboxes, memory, search APIs, email, integrations, payments, voice, observability, frameworks and auth) plus a small MCP server so AI coding tools can query it while you build.

Tools

ToolInputReturns
search_toolsquery?, category?, open_source?, limit? (1 to 50, default 10)Matching tools ranked by keyword match
get_tooltool (slug or name)Summary, official site, open-source flag, last link check, alternatives in the same category
comparetools (2 to 4 slugs or names)Side-by-side table, notable differences, head-to-head page URL when one exists
list_categoriesnoneEvery category with key, description and tool counts

Every tool is read-only. Results come back as readable text plus structuredContent JSON.

Example prompts:

  • "Which sandboxes for running agent code are open source?"
  • "Compare E2B and Daytona."
  • "What are the alternatives to Browserbase?"

Listed in the official MCP Registry as com.agentstackdirectory/agent-stack-directory. Server card: https://agentstackdirectory.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json

Install (remote, nothing to run locally)

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http agent-stack-directory https://agentstackdirectory.com/mcp
Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for all projects:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-stack-directory": {
      "url": "https://agentstackdirectory.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

{
  "servers": {
    "agent-stack-directory": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://agentstackdirectory.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"agent-stack-directory","type":"http","url":"https://agentstackdirectory.com/mcp"}'

Install (local, stdio)

Needs Node 18 or newer. npx builds the server from this repository on first run.

Claude Code
claude mcp add agent-stack-directory -- npx -y github:gmansystems/agent-stack-directory
Cursor
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-stack-directory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github:gmansystems/agent-stack-directory"]
    }
  }
}
VS Code
{
  "servers": {
    "agent-stack-directory": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github:gmansystems/agent-stack-directory"]
    }
  }
}
From a clone
git clone https://github.com/gmansystems/agent-stack-directory
cd agent-stack-directory
npm install
node dist/stdio.js

Environment variables (optional):

VariableDefaultPurpose
AGENT_STACK_DATA_URLhttps://agentstackdirectory.com/data.jsonWhere to fetch the dataset
AGENT_STACK_DATA_FILEunsetRead a local JSON file instead, for offline use, e.g. data/agent-stack-directory.json

The stdio server caches the dataset in memory for 10 minutes and keeps serving the last good copy if a refresh fails.

Dataset

data/agent-stack-directory.json holds categories and listings. Each listing has:

FieldMeaning
slugStable identifier, used in directory URLs
nameProduct name
urlOfficial site
categoryCategory key (see categories)
summaryOne plain sentence on what it does, written from the vendor's own site
taglineThe vendor's own tagline
open_sourcetrue when the product is marked open source
addedDate added to the directory
verifiedDate the official link was last checked

CSV copies: data/agent-stack-directory.csv and data/categories.csv. Refresh the snapshot with npm run snapshot.

Sponsorship never changes the data or the search ranking. The dataset has no sponsored fields.

Development

npm install
npm test                 # unit tests plus MCP client tests over stdio and Streamable HTTP
npm run test:remote      # live check of https://agentstackdirectory.com/mcp with the MCP client
npm run build:worker     # bundle src/worker.ts for the Cloudflare Pages Function

Layout:

  • src/core.ts: data loading and the tool logic, no I/O
  • src/server.ts: MCP server definition (official TypeScript SDK)
  • src/stdio.ts: stdio entry point (agent-stack-directory-mcp bin)
  • src/worker.ts: stateless Streamable HTTP handler for Cloudflare Workers or Pages Functions

To host your own remote copy on Cloudflare, bundle src/worker.ts and call handleMcpRequest(request, loader) from a Worker.

License

Corrections and new tools: https://agentstackdirectory.com/submit/ or open an issue.

Frequently asked questions

What is Agent Stack Directory?

Search, inspect and compare infrastructure tools for AI agents from a checked directory.

How do I install Agent Stack Directory?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http agent-stack-directory 'https://agentstackdirectory.com/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Agent Stack Directory need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is Agent Stack Directory open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Agent Stack Directory?

It is published by gmansystems. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

From the official MCP Registry. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.