awesome-mcp-dev-stack-selector

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<p align="center"> <b>Machine-Readable Free & Open-Source Software (FOSS) Registry & Zero-Latency MCP Server for AI Coding Agents</b> </p>

<p align="center"> <a href="https://awesome-mcp-dev-stack-selector.github.io"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Live--Web--App-GitHub--Pages-06b6d4.svg" alt="GitHub Pages Site"></a> <a href="https://github.com/awesome-mcp-dev-stack-selector/awesome-mcp-dev-stack-selector/actions"><img src="https://github.com/awesome-mcp-dev-stack-selector/awesome-mcp-dev-stack-selector/actions/workflows/validate-pr.yml/badge.svg" alt="Build & Validate"></a> <a href="https://modelcontextprotocol.io"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/MCP-Protocol--v1.0-6b4fbb.svg" alt="MCP Protocol v1.0"></a> <a href="LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg" alt="License: MIT"></a> <a href="#-apps-directory-9-verified-entries"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/FOSS--Apps-9-brightgreen.svg" alt="Apps Count"></a> </p>

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🌐 Live Web Application & Catalog

Visit the interactive GitHub Pages site: awesome-mcp-dev-stack-selector.github.io

• 🔍 Live Search & Filter: Instant filtering by platform, capabilities, and categories.
• 🔄 Commercial Alternative Finder: Type any paid tool (e.g. Postman, Notion, Photoshop) to view FOSS recommendations.
• ⚡ MCP Tool Execution Playground: Interactively simulate MCP tool stdio payloads directly in the browser!

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⚡ Quickstart: Add MCP Server to your AI Agent

Run the server zero-install directly using npx:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dev-stack-selector": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@awesome-mcp-dev-stack-selector/mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

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🛠️ MCP Surfaces & AI Tool Showcase

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    actor User as Developer / Agent
    participant MCP as MCP Server (@awesome-mcp-dev-stack-selector)
    participant Cache as 3-Tier Cache Manager
    participant Search as BM25 Search Engine

    User->>MCP: Call tool find_foss_alternative (paid_software: "postman")
    MCP->>Cache: Fetch active registry snapshot
    Cache-->>MCP: Returns 9 validated app records
    MCP->>Search: Query replacement targets for "postman"
    Search-->>MCP: Matched app: Bruno (score: 10.0, seamless import)
    MCP-->>User: Returns relevance-scored JSON with install commands

Available MCP Tools

• search_free_apps: Search free/FOSS software by query, capability (offline-editing, local-llm), platform, or category.
• get_app_details: Get full metadata, license status, and install commands for any app ID (e.g., bruno, vscodium, ollama).
• find_foss_alternative: Locate FOSS replacements for proprietary commercial software (e.g. Postman, Notion, Photoshop, Docker Desktop).

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📚 Apps Directory (9 Verified Entries)

🛠️ Developer Tools & IDEs

App	License	Tagline	Capabilities	Replaces	One-Line Install
Bruno	MIT	Fast, offline-first, Git-friendly open-source API client	offline-editing git-versioning scripting	~postman~, ~insomnia~	brew install bruno
DBeaver Community	Apache-2.0	Free multi-platform database tool for developers and DBAs	sql-editor schema-visualizer data-export	~datagrip~, ~navicat~	brew install dbeaver-community
VSCodium	MIT	Free and open-source binaries of VS Code without telemetry or tracking	extension-marketplace integrated-terminal git-integration	~vscode~	brew install vscodium

🤖 Local AI & LLM Tools

App	License	Tagline	Capabilities	Replaces	One-Line Install
LM Studio	Proprietary-Free	Discover, download, and run local LLMs offline on Mac, Windows, and Linux	local-llm gui-chat model-downloader	~chatgpt-desktop~	brew install lm-studio
Ollama	MIT	Get up and running with Llama 3, Mistral, and other large language models locally	local-llm openai-api gpu-acceleration	~openai-api~	brew install ollama

🐳 Container & Infrastructure

App	License	Tagline	Capabilities	Replaces	One-Line Install
PocketBase	MIT	Open Source backend in 1 file with real-time database, auth, and file storage	realtime-subscriptions user-auth file-storage	~firebase~	brew install pocketbase
Podman	Apache-2.0	Daemonless, rootless open-source container engine	container-runtime rootless-containers pod-management	~docker-desktop~	brew install podman

🎨 Design & Media Production

App	License	Tagline	Capabilities	Replaces	One-Line Install
GIMP	GPL-3.0-or-later	GNU Image Manipulation Program - Free & open source image editor	raster-editing layer-management plugin-support	~photoshop~	brew install gimp
Inkscape	GPL-3.0-or-later	Professional vector graphics editor for Linux, Windows and macOS	vector-editing svg-native bezier-curves	~adobe-illustrator~	brew install inkscape

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🤝 Contributing an App

We welcome community pull requests!

1. Add your JSON file in apps/<category>/<app-id>.json adhering to schema/app.schema.json.
2. Run npm run test to validate locally.
3. Open a Pull Request — GitHub Actions will validate and compile automatically!

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📄 License

MIT © 2026 Awesome MCP Dev Stack Selector Maintainers