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Need
@tuckerschreiber
AI agents hallucinate package names. need gives them a verified index of 10,000+ CLI tools — semantic search across brew, npm, pip, apt, and cargo with a feedback loop that gets smarter with every install.
Overview
What is Need?
Need is a CLI tool discovery service for AI agents that provides a verified index of 10,000+ CLI tools and a feedback loop that improves with every install, preventing agents from hallucinating package names.
How to use Need?
Install globally via npm install -g @agentneeds/need, which auto-configures for Claude Code, Cursor, and Claude Desktop. Alternatively, try without installing by running npx @agentneeds/need "compress png images". Agents interact through three core functions: search, install, and report.
Key features of Need
- Verified index of 10,000+ CLI tools
- Search with ranked results for agent queries
- Install tools via brew, apt, npm, pip, or cargo
- Report tool usage to improve future rankings
- Feedback loop that gets smarter with each install
- Auto-configures for Claude Code, Cursor, and Claude Desktop
Use cases of Need
- An agent searches for a tool to compress PNG images and gets ranked suggestions
- An agent installs a tool identified by name across multiple package managers
- An agent reports successful or failed tool usage to refine the index
- Developers integrate Need into their AI workflow to avoid hallucinated package names
FAQ from Need
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