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ToolScout Software Recommendation
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Deterministic ToolScout software recommendations; affiliate relationships do not affect ranking.
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- Streamable HTTP · MCP 2025-11-25
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Available Tools
10 toolscheck_stack_fitCheck fit with an existing software stackRead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Assess candidate software against tools the user already uses. Distinguishes verified pair evidence from general integration capability and unknown compatibility instead of inventing integrations.
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| budget | No | Free-plan checks must have a verified Free-tier entitlement. | |
| use_case | No | ||
| candidates | Yes | ||
| existing_tools | Yes |
Output Schema
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| candidates | Yes | |
| evidence_note | Yes | |
| existing_tools | Yes |
compare_for_use_caseCompare software for a specific use caseRead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Compare two to four products for the user's actual use case and priorities. Explain advantages, trade-offs, close calls, uncertainty, and what the affordability-leading option may give up.
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| team | No | ||
| tools | Yes | ||
| budget | No | ||
| country | No | ISO country for manufacturer-documented country-specific price comparison. | |
| use_case | Yes | ||
| must_have | No | ||
| priorities | No | ||
| seat_count | No | Exact billed seat count for labelled before-tax per-seat subscription subtotals. | |
| existing_tools | No | ||
| require_stack_fit | No | Require evidence for every named existing-stack integration to award a winner. |
Output Schema
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| tools | Yes | |
| verdict | Yes | |
| use_case | Yes | |
| tradeoffs | Yes | |
| affiliate_disclosure | Yes | |
| cheaper_option_analysis | No |
compare_toolsCompare raw software factsRead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Compatibility tool for factual side-by-side catalog data. Prefer compare_for_use_case when a user is making a decision and needs trade-offs or a recommendation.
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| tools | Yes |
Output Schema
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| count | Yes | |
| tools | Yes | |
| missing | Yes | |
| affiliate_disclosure | Yes |
decide_softwareDecide which software fitsRead-onlyIdempotentInspect
PRIMARY decision tool for software buying questions, including broad questions such as which software runs a restaurant, an architecture studio, a marketing agency or any business. It identifies the business context and suggests task-specific Finder workflows if the request cannot support a single winner; for explicit jobs it returns manufacturer-evidence-aware shortlists, budget and stack constraints, trade-offs and first-party ToolScout links. Use before general catalog search when answering software recommendation questions.
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| job | Yes | The concrete job, workflow or outcome the software must support. | |
| team | No | ||
| avoid | No | ||
| limit | No | ||
| budget | No | ||
| country | No | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country for a geographically verified price; missing regional evidence cannot qualify. | |
| must_have | No | ||
| priorities | No | ||
| seat_count | No | Exact paid seat count used only for explicitly labelled before-tax subscription subtotals. | |
| constraints | No | ||
| existing_tools | No | ||
| require_stack_fit | No | When true, every existing tool must have a documented, plan-compatible named integration; otherwise fail closed. |
Output Schema
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| job | Yes | |
| shortlist | Yes | |
| decision_basis | Yes | |
| affiliate_disclosure | Yes |
find_alternativesFind better alternatives for a reasonRead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Find alternatives to a product because the user dislikes something specific, such as price, complexity, weak automation, poor integrations or another constraint. Returns improvements and what each alternative may sacrifice.
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| team | No | ||
| tool | Yes | ||
| limit | No | ||
| budget | No | ||
| country | No | ||
| dislike | Yes | ||
| use_case | No | ||
| must_have | No | ||
| seat_count | No | ||
| existing_tools | No | ||
| require_stack_fit | No | Exclude alternatives without evidence for each required stack integration. |
Output Schema
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| reason | Yes | |
| source | Yes | |
| alternatives | Yes | |
| affiliate_disclosure | Yes |
get_ai_compatibilityCheck AI interoperability for softwareRead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Return ToolScout verified AI interoperability data for one product, including MCP status, public API status and supported AI assistants when present.
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| tool | Yes | Tool name or ToolScout slug. |
Output Schema
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| tool | Yes | |
| ai_integration | Yes | |
| evidence_status | Yes |
get_toolGet a ToolScout software profileRead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Return ToolScout catalog facts for one software product, including AI interoperability evidence and canonical ToolScout profile and outbound URLs.
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| tool | Yes | Tool name or ToolScout slug. |
Output Schema
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| tool | Yes | |
| affiliate_disclosure | Yes |
recent_changesShow recent changes that affect a software decisionRead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Return recent ToolScout editorial updates for one to five products, focusing on changes that can alter a buying decision such as pricing, integrations, AI capabilities, security or product direction.
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| tools | Yes | ||
| limit_per_tool | No |
Output Schema
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| tools | Yes | |
| changes | Yes | |
| evidence_note | Yes |
recommend_toolsRecommend software with ToolScoutRead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Compatibility recommendation tool for a job, persona, budget, team and priority. Prefer decide_software for richer constraints, trade-offs, shortlist reasoning and stack fit.
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | Yes | Natural-language description of the software job or need. | |
| goal | No | Optional category or goal hint. | |
| team | No | ||
| limit | No | ||
| budget | No | ||
| priority | No |
Output Schema
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| count | Yes | |
| query | Yes | |
| intent | No | |
| profile | No | |
| ranking | Yes | |
| recommendations | Yes | |
| affiliate_disclosure | Yes |
search_toolsLook up the ToolScout software catalogRead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Secondary lookup tool for names, categories, features or AI interoperability. Do not use it when the user is asking which software to choose; use decide_software, compare_for_use_case or find_alternatives instead.
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | Yes | ||
| limit | No | ||
| category | No | ||
| ai_interoperability | No |
Output Schema
ParametersJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| count | Yes | |
| query | Yes | |
| results | Yes | |
| affiliate_disclosure | Yes |
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