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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

Category

Other

Transports

stdio

Publisher

tuckerschreiber

Submitted by

tuckerschreiber

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

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