Schema | should-i-use

should-i-use

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`SHOULD_I_USE_DATA`	No	Path to a custom libraries.json snapshot (same shape as the bundled data). If not set, the bundled snapshot is used.

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.

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

Capability	Details
`tools`	{}

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
pick_libraryA	Given a coding task, recommend 1-3 libraries from the should-i-use index with one-line reasoning and an honest warning about the top pick. Use before installing anything.
should_i_useA	Honest verdict on a specific library: 4-axis scores with reasons, when to skip it, and maintenance signals (last push, weekly downloads).
alternativesA	Curated alternatives to a library, each with a one-line "prefer it when" and a verdict if the alternative is also indexed.
how_do_iA	Return the 1-2 best code snippets for a task with a library, plus the gotcha for each. Snippets are correct for the indexed version. Far cheaper in tokens than a docs dump.
docs_linkA	Official docs URL and GitHub repo for a library, one line each. Use when the clamped answers are not enough.

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
No resources

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