Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides detailed metadata and installation instructions for Bruno, an open-source API client, enabling AI agents to recommend and set up this tool. Provides detailed metadata and installation instructions for DBeaver Community, a database tool, allowing AI agents to recommend and set up this FOSS alternative. Provides detailed metadata and installation instructions for GIMP, a raster graphics editor, enabling AI agents to recommend and deploy it. Provides detailed metadata and installation instructions for Inkscape, a vector graphics editor, allowing AI agents to recommend and set up this FOSS tool. Provides detailed metadata and installation instructions for Ollama, a local LLM runner, allowing AI agents to recommend and set up this tool. Provides detailed metadata and installation instructions for PocketBase, an open-source backend, enabling AI agents to recommend and deploy it. Provides detailed metadata and installation instructions for Podman, a daemonless container engine, allowing AI agents to recommend and set up this FOSS alternative. Provides detailed metadata and installation instructions for VSCodium, a FOSS build of VS Code, enabling AI agents to recommend and deploy it.

How do I use awesome-mcp-dev-stack-selector?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@awesome-mcp-dev-stack-selector find FOSS alternative to Postman" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

awesome-mcp-dev-stack-selector

by barankurtulusozan

Overview Schema Related Servers Score Discussions

JavaScript

Remote

🌐 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!

Related MCP server: mcp-public-apis

⚡ 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"]
    }
  }
}

🛠️ MCP Surfaces & AI Tool Showcase

sequenceDiagram
    autonumber
    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).

📚 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`

🤝 Contributing an App

We welcome community pull requests!

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

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