toolradar-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOOLRADAR_API_KEY | Yes | Your API key (get one free at https://toolradar.com/dashboard/api-keys) | |
| TOOLRADAR_API_URL | No | Custom API endpoint | https://toolradar.com/api/v1 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| resources | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| recommend_toolsA | Recommend the best software tools for a described need. Unlike search_tools (raw retrieval), this ranks candidates by fit, applies hard constraints (budget, pricing, category), and returns a justified, sourced shortlist with fit scores, caveats, verified starting prices, and next steps. Use this when a user asks 'what should I use for X'. |
| search_toolsA | Search and filter software tools from Toolradar's catalog of 10,000+ tools. Returns tools with names, descriptions, pricing, scores, and categories. A product name we do not list comes back with a not_listed note instead of a lookalike. |
| get_toolA | Get detailed information about a specific software tool including description, pricing, pros/cons, features, editorial score, review synthesis, and alternatives. |
| compare_toolsA | Compare 2 to 4 software tools side by side. Returns structured comparison with pricing, scores, pros/cons, and computed insights (best overall, best value, most reviewed). |
| get_alternativesA | Get alternatives and competitors for a specific software tool. Returns up to 10 alternatives sorted by editorial score. |
| get_pricingA | Get detailed pricing information for a software tool including tiers, pricing model (free/freemium/paid), free trial availability, and expert pricing verdict. |
| list_categoriesA | List all software categories available on Toolradar with tool counts. Use this to discover valid category slugs for the search_tools filter. |
| report_issueA | Report a data-quality issue you spotted while using Toolradar data (a wrong price, a dead/renamed tool, a missing or incorrect feature). Files a ticket to the verification queue. Use this when Toolradar data contradicts what you observe on the vendor's own site. |
| verify_priceA | Read the vendor's pricing page now and check the stored prices against it. Returns each plan's result, the read date and a hash of the page. Needs a free API key (TOOLRADAR_API_KEY); one read per tool per day. |
| changes_sinceA | Software pricing changes Toolradar confirmed on vendor pages since a date, newest first. The record starts in October 2026: no entry for a tool means no change recorded, not proof of a stable price. |
| agent_trendsA | What AI assistants open on Toolradar while answering people, in aggregate and anonymous: most read tools, most compared tools, top categories, from verified assistant traffic. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| choose-a-tool | Recommend a tool for a described need |
| compare-my-shortlist | Compare 2 to 4 tools you are deciding between |
| audit-stack-cost | Estimate what a stack of tools costs |
| cheaper-alternative | Find a cheaper alternative to a tool |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 11 tools
Most tools have clearly distinct roles, and the search_tools vs recommend_tools boundary is explicitly spelled out. However, get_tool already returns pricing, pros/cons, and alternatives, so it partially overlaps with get_pricing and get_alternatives and an agent may hesitate over which to call for pricing depth.
Nine of eleven names follow a clean verb_noun pattern (search_tools, compare_tools, get_pricing, list_categories, report_issue). The exceptions, changes_since and agent_trends, are noun-phrase/query style names that break the pattern but remain readable.
Eleven tools is well within a sensible range for a software-directory service and each one maps to a real job (retrieve, recommend, compare, price-check, monitor, report). No obvious padding or redundant duplicate endpoints.
The surface covers discovery, detail, pricing, alternatives, comparison, categories, recommendations, price verification, change history, and feedback, which is strong lifecycle coverage for a read-only data service. Minor gaps exist, such as no standalone review-retrieval or category-detail tool, but the category filter and embedded review synthesis largely cover these.