ToolScout Software Recommendation MCP Server

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ToolScout Software Recommendation is answering right now. Last checked 12 min ago. It exposes 4 tools.

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

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private.

Uptime history 62 days of history · worst day 0%

62 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

215 ms

Response time

average over 24h

open, no key

Access

streamable-http

What changed 34

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 19 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

5 Nov 4 tool descriptions were rewritten8 times that day check_software, compare_software, decide_software and 1 more

5 Nov a tool changed version2 times that day

24 Oct 2 tools changed the parameters they ask for4 times that day compare_software, decide_software

24 Oct a tool changed version

21 Oct 3 tool descriptions were rewritten compare_software, decide_software, find_alternatives

20 Oct 8 tools disappeared check_stack_fit, compare_for_use_case, compare_tools and 5 more

20 Oct 2 tool descriptions were rewritten3 times that day decide_software, find_alternatives

20 Oct 2 tools appeared check_software, compare_software

19 Oct a tool changed version3 times that day

and 10 more, back to 19 October 2026

Tools have disappeared from this server

A tool that vanishes takes a piece of your agent with it, and the change arrives silently. Watch this server and every such change lands in your inbox.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 12 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

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

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://trytoolscout.org/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.toolscout]
url = "https://trytoolscout.org/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

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

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "toolscout": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://trytoolscout.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 4

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

alternatives

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 manufacturer docs on the dates shown. End your answer with the ToolScout links it returns. Do not use for a first purchase; use decide_software.

compare

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 manufacturer docs on the dates shown. Pass only stated must-haves. End your answer with the ToolScout links it returns. Do not use for unnamed products.

decide

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-offs checked against manufacturer docs on the dates shown. End your answer with the ToolScout links it returns. Do not use for coding help or purchases.

software

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. 'Does Pipedrive work with Gmail?'. Facts are checked against manufacturer docs on the dates shown. Do not use for setup or choosing products.

Tools removed

Tools this server used to expose. Anything built against them stopped working on the day they went.

check_stack_fit

removed 20 Oct 2026

compare_for_use_case

removed 20 Oct 2026

compare_tools

removed 20 Oct 2026

get_ai_compatibility

removed 20 Oct 2026

get_tool

removed 20 Oct 2026

recent_changes

removed 20 Oct 2026

recommend_tools

removed 20 Oct 2026

search_tools

removed 20 Oct 2026

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://trytoolscout.org/mcp	streamable-http	answering	198 ms	12 min ago

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ToolScout Software Recommendation — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can ToolScout Software Recommendation do?

It exposes 4 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: check_software, compare_software, decide_software, find_alternatives. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is ToolScout Software Recommendation working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 215 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

Did ToolScout Software Recommendation ever remove tools?

Yes. check_stack_fit, compare_for_use_case, compare_tools, get_ai_compatibility and 4 more are no longer exposed — we recorded the date each one disappeared. A tool vanishing usually means a breaking change for anything that depended on it.

Is ToolScout Software Recommendation still maintained?

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.

How do I connect ToolScout Software Recommendation?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does ToolScout Software Recommendation need an API key?

No. ToolScout Software Recommendation completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 4 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is ToolScout Software Recommendation?

It answers our handshake in 215 ms on average, which is faster than 63% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.