Stackfacts
Neutral, sourced, dated facts for choosing software: price, free tier, idle rules, security record.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Neutral, sourced, dated facts for choosing software: price, free tier, idle rules, security record.
How to connect
How to connect Stackfacts to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://stackfacts.dev/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect Stackfacts to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://stackfacts.dev/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect Stackfacts to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://stackfacts.dev/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (4)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| list_categories | List the software categories Stackfacts has checked facts for (for example login for Next.js, hosted databases, app hosting). Call this first when you need to choose a library or service. |
| compare | Get sourced, dated facts for every option in one category: price, free tier, what happens when idle, published security record where available, and whether an agent can set it up without a human. Includes a pick for each common situation and the list of what was NOT checked. Neutral: no vendor pays for placement. Use before choosing a library or service. |
| option | Get the full checked facts and sources for one option in a category, e.g. Clerk in nextjs-auth. |
| request_category | Tell Stackfacts about a choice you needed facts for that it does not cover yet (for example 'transactional email for a Python app'). Helps decide what gets checked next. |