Use Stacks from your AI Beta
Add the Stacks MCP server to Claude, Cursor or Codex, then ask it which tool to use. It searches these shelves directly: read-only, free, no sign-in.
https://stacks-9qw.pages.dev/mcpStreamable HTTP, no authentication.
Connect it
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Claude (claude.ai and the desktop app)
- Open Settings, then Connectors, and choose Add custom connector.
- Name it Stacks and paste the server address. Leave the OAuth fields empty.
- Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu.
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Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http stacks https://stacks-9qw.pages.dev/mcp -
Cursor
Add to
~/.cursor/mcp.json, or a project’s.cursor/mcp.json:{"mcpServers":{"stacks":{"url":"https://stacks-9qw.pages.dev/mcp"}}} -
Codex
codex mcp add stacks --url https://stacks-9qw.pages.dev/mcp -
Anything else
Add a remote MCP server at the address above, with no authentication.
What it can do
search_tools- Finds tools for a need, a name or a phrase, optionally in one category or budget. Up to 20 at a time, each with its price, topic, one line and link.
list_categories- The 8 categories with their topics and counts.
get_category- A whole category, or one topic in it, as a list.
list_collections- The hand-picked collections and their tools.
Try asking
- “Using Stacks, find me a free window manager for my Mac.”
- “What does Stacks list for royalty-free music I can use on YouTube?”
- “Show me the Fonts topic in the Design category on Stacks.”
- “Which tools in the Stacks privacy collection should I set up first?”
For other machines there’s also llms.txt, a plain-text guide to the site.