Developer Platform & AI Agent Hub

Equip AI agents with verified SaaS intelligence.

Connect Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and autonomous coding agents to GoPickStack via Model Context Protocol (MCP), OpenAPI 3.1.0, and machine-readable content negotiation. Query 200+ reviewed tools, 15-day verified pricing records, and affiliate-neutral switch matrices.

Connect MCP Server OpenAPI 3.1.0 Spec MCP Manifest

Protocol 2024-11-05

1. Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

GoPickStack exposes a full-featured Streamable HTTP MCP server compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, and custom MCP clients.

claude_desktop_config.json / .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gopickstack": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.gopickstack.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available MCP Tools

Tool Name	Description	Parameters
search_tools	Search 200+ reviewed SaaS and AI tools by keyword, feature query, or category.	query (string), category (string), freeTierOnly (boolean), limit (number)
get_tool	Get full specs, 15-day verified pricing tiers, pros/cons, and editorial verdict for any tool.	slug (string, required)
compare_tools	Compare two SaaS tools head-to-head on pricing, rating score, and feature fit.	toolA (string, required), toolB (string, required)
find_alternatives	Find tested alternatives and competitors for any software tool with team filtering.	slug (string, required), useCase (enum: startups, freelancers, free, enterprise)
list_categories	List all 25 software categories covered by GoPickStack with descriptions and tool counts.	none
get_category_leaderboard	Retrieve ranked leaderboard of the highest-rated tools in a specific category.	category (string, required), limit (number)
calculate_stack_cost	Calculate total estimated monthly and annual cost for a customized stack of tool slugs.	toolSlugs (string[], required)

OpenAPI 3.1.0

2. REST API Endpoints

Clean JSON endpoints for querying tools, categories, and verified pricing programmatically.

GET/api/v1/tools

List & Search Tools

Filter by category, free tier, or keyword query. Returns tool names, ratings, pricing, and URLs.

Live Sample

GET/api/v1/categories

List Categories

Retrieve all 25 covered software categories with tool counts and direct URLs.

Live Sample

acceptmarkdown.com Standard

3. Markdown Content Negotiation

Every route on GoPickStack supports direct Markdown negotiation. When your AI crawler or agent sends Accept: text/markdown, the server returns clean, token-efficient Markdown without HTML boilerplate.

# Fetch any review as raw Markdown:

curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://www.gopickstack.com/reviews/ahrefs

# Fetch homepage summary as raw Markdown:

curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://www.gopickstack.com/

Authentication & Fair Use

All public discovery endpoints, MCP server queries, and REST APIs on GoPickStack are open and free to use for AI agents, developers, and researchers. No API key is required for standard queries. A rate limit of 60 requests/minute per IP address is applied to ensure system stability.