Need

Name: Need
Author: tuckerschreiber

@tuckerschreiber

About Need

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.

#cli #mcp #tool-discovery #ai-agents #semantic-search

Basic information

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "need": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@agentneeds/need",
        "serve"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools

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We auto-extract tools from the README. The maintainer can list them under a ## Tools heading to populate this section.

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