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About StackMap

StackMap MCP lets users query a curated catalog of open-source AI and agent repositories and their typed connections. Its human-reviewed notes explain why tools fit and when not to use them.

Key features

  1. 01Search a curated repository catalog
  2. 02Retrieve repository details and caveats
  3. 03Compare alternatives
  4. 04Explore related tools
  5. 05Generate starter stack suggestions

Use cases

  1. 01Find tools for a specific AI task
  2. 02Compare replacements for a repository
  3. 03Identify additions to an existing stack
  4. 04Plan a starter RAG stack for PDFs

MCP support

The MCP server exposes catalog search, repository lookup, alternatives, stack continuation, and stack-building tools to MCP clients. It reads the site's static JSON API.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ship-with-ai-stackmap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ship-with-ai/stackmap-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Run commandnpx -y @ship-with-ai/stackmap-mcp

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages
npm@ship-with-ai/stackmap-mcp0.2.2

Tools

5

Saved tool list · updated 2w ago

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
limitintegerNomax results (default 8)
querystringYeskeywords, e.g. "local voice transcription" or "agent memory"

Details

From the project README

@ship-with-ai/stackmap-mcp

Query StackMap — the curated map of the open-source AI stack — from any MCP client. 344 repos across 21 topics, 817 connections, every one typed (complements / alternative / built_with) and human-reviewed, with the why written down — including when NOT to use a tool.

No auth. No state. No telemetry. Reads the site's static JSON API; the catalog is date-versioned (v2026.07.24 style) so you always know how fresh the map is.

Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add stackmap -- npx -y @ship-with-ai/stackmap-mcp

Cursor — .cursor/mcp.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "stackmap": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "stackmap-mcp"] } } }

Codex CLI — ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.stackmap]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "stackmap-mcp"]

Tools

ToolWhat it answers
search_catalog"What's on the map for local voice transcription?"
get_repo"Tell me about langgraph — including when NOT to use it."
get_alternatives"What replaces crewai, and when do I pick which?"
continue_stack"I use langgraph + chroma — what pairs well next?"
build_stack"Build me a starter stack for a local-first RAG pipeline over PDFs."

Every answer carries the curator's written why — the sentence a colleague would tell you over your shoulder, not a link dump.

How the data is made

Nothing on the map auto-publishes: an LLM proposes, a human approves, sharpens, or refuses — and both the refusal ledger and the dismissal ledger are public. Suggest a repo at /suggest; dispute any edge from its repo page.

MIT · by ShipWithAI

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