stack-advisor

An MCP server that recommends tech stacks for your project. Describe what you're building and get a recommended stack with reasoning, tradeoffs, and what each layer should use.

What it does

recommend_stack — describe your project, get 1-3 ranked stack recommendations each with:

• Full layer breakdown (language, frontend, backend, database, devops, testing)

• Why this stack fits your use case

• Tradeoffs to be aware of

• What it's not good for

list_stacks — see all available stack templates

Related MCP server: project-scaffold

Example prompts

• "I'm building a SaaS dashboard for small businesses"

• "What stack should I use for an AI/ML API?"

• "Best stack for a cross-platform mobile app?"

• "I need a high-performance Go API for a microservice"

• "What are the tradeoffs of a serverless edge architecture?"

Add to Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stack-advisor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@engineeringmatrixexplorer/stack-advisor"]
    }
  }
}

Add to Claude Code

claude mcp add stack-advisor -- npx -y @engineeringmatrixexplorer/stack-advisor

Available stacks

Requirements

• Node.js 18+

Part of the MCP Developer Tools Bundle

This server is also available as part of a bundle with engineering-matrix-explorer and snippet-vault.

License

MIT