Indiestack

What is IndieStack?

IndieStack is a dependency guardrail for AI coding agents. It validates packages before installation, catches hallucinated and typosquatted dependencies, and provides compatibility intelligence across 6,500+ curated developer tools using data from 4,500+ GitHub repos.

How to use IndieStack?

Add IndieStack to Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf via claude mcp add or MCP config using uvx. For persistent use, install with pipx or pip. Direct CLI commands include indiestack search, details, stack, and others. After setup, ask your agent to validate a package, find compatible tools, or analyze a project.

Key features of IndieStack

• Validate packages before installation to catch hallucinations and typosquats.
• Search 6,500+ tools with 11 filters (price, health, stars, success rate, etc.)
• Find compatible tools grouped by category with conflict warnings.
• Scan project descriptions for complete tool recommendations.
• Check GitHub health of tools: maintenance grade, last commit, alternatives.
• Side-by-side comparison of any two tools.

Use cases of IndieStack

• Validate a dependency before an AI agent installs it.
• Find an authentication solution for a Next.js app.
• Evaluate build-vs-buy with financial breakdowns.
• Discover indie alternatives to mainstream SaaS products.
• Plan a feature using existing indie building blocks.

FAQ from IndieStack

What does IndieStack do?

It validates packages, catches hallucinated/typosquatted dependencies, and provides compatibility intelligence across 6,500+ developer tools with data from 4,500+ repos and 93,000+ verified package combinations.

How do I install IndieStack?

For Claude Code, run claude mcp add indiestack -- uvx --from indiestack indiestack-mcp. For persistent install use pipx install indiestack. CLI usage requires pip install indiestack then commands like indiestack search.

Does IndieStack require authentication?

Yes, it uses GitHub OAuth via sessions for web access. CLI and MCP tools may require a session or API key depending on the integration.

What data does IndieStack use?

It uses a curated database of 6,500+ developer tools, compatibility data from 4,500+ GitHub repos, and 93,000+ verified package combinations. All data is searchable via SQLite FTS5.

How many categories are available?

IndieStack covers 25 categories, browseable via the list_categories tool or the indiestack://categories resource.