{
  "name": "com.stackgems/catalog",
  "serverInfo": {
    "name": "stackgems",
    "title": "Stack Gems catalog",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "description": "Read-only search over Stack Gems developer tool reviews: verdict and honest Catch for each, free and open source first.",
  "websiteUrl": "https://stackgems.com",
  "documentationUrl": "https://stackgems.com/for-agents.md",
  "transport": {
    "type": "streamable-http",
    "url": "https://stackgems.com/api/mcp"
  },
  "remotes": [
    {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://stackgems.com/api/mcp"
    }
  ],
  "protocolVersions": [
    "2025-11-25",
    "2025-06-18",
    "2025-03-26",
    "2024-11-05"
  ],
  "authentication": {
    "required": false
  },
  "capabilities": {
    "tools": {
      "listChanged": false
    }
  },
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "search_gems",
      "title": "Search developer tools",
      "description": "Search the Stack Gems catalog of reviewed developer tools. Matches name, tagline, verdict, Catch, subcategory and tags. Filters combine with AND. Returns verdict and the first sentence of the Catch for each hit."
    },
    {
      "name": "get_gem",
      "title": "Get one review",
      "description": "Full Stack Gems review of one tool by slug: what is good, the Catch, verdict, license, repo health, plus links to its best-of list and alternatives."
    },
    {
      "name": "best_for",
      "title": "Shortlist for a use case",
      "description": "Ranked shortlist for a use case or category (e.g. \"vector database\", \"coding agents\", \"auth\", \"mcp\"), free and open source first, each with verdict and Catch. Falls back to search when no list matches."
    },
    {
      "name": "get_alternatives",
      "title": "Free alternatives to a tool",
      "description": "Free and open-source alternatives to a tool from the same category, with verdict and Catch. Works for any slug in the catalog."
    },
    {
      "name": "list_categories",
      "title": "List categories and tags",
      "description": "The catalog vocabulary: stacks (categories), best-of lists with counts, and the tag vocabulary with counts. Use the slugs as filters in search_gems."
    }
  ]
}