Indie Stack MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Indie Stack

Claude Code

claude mcp add pattyboi101-indiestack -- uvx indiestack

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pattyboi101-indiestack": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "indiestack"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package indiestack - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.Pattyboi101 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Indie Stack can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can search 6,500+ developer tools with 11 filters: price, health, stars, success rate, language, tags, compatibility, find tools compatible with a given tool - grouped by category, with verified stacks and conflict warnings, analyze a project description + tech stack, get a complete tool recommendation, and report that two tools work well together - builds the compatibility graph.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Indie Stack lets an agent do.

read & search

7 tools - e.g. Search 6,500+ developer tools with 11 filters: price, health, stars, success rate, language, tags, compatibility; Find tools compatible with a given tool - grouped by category, with verified stacks and…

find_tools · find_compatible · list_categories · list_tags · get_market_gaps · list_stacks…

Tool

2 tools - e.g. Integration code, pricing, API specs, and compatibility data; Submit a developer tool so other agents can recommend it

get_tool_details · publish_tool

Report

2 tools - e.g. Report that two tools work well together - builds the compatibility graph; Report success/failure with used_with and incompatible_with - feeds the compatibility graph

report_compatibility · report_outcome

Scan

1 tool - e.g. Analyze a project description + tech stack, get a complete tool recommendation

scan_project

Check

1 tool - e.g. GitHub health audit - maintenance grade, last commit, stars, alternatives for stale tools

check_health

Compare

1 tool - e.g. Side-by-side comparison of any two tools

compare_tools

Build

1 tool - e.g. Turn a 50,000-token generation into a 2,000-token assembly

build_stack

Browse

1 tool - e.g. Recently added tools with pagination

browse_new_tools

04 · Who maintains Indie Stack

IndieStack is maintained by pattyboi101. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/pattyboi101/indiestack
website: https://indiestack.ai/
category: coding agent - ranked #114 of 194 actively-maintained coding agent servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.Pattyboi101/indiestack (active, first published 2026-02-23 · 5 versions)
packages: pypi:indiestack

06 · Indie Stack FAQ

Is Indie Stack still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-06-02. We re-verify nightly.

What can Indie Stack do?

With this server connected, an agent can search 6,500+ developer tools with 11 filters: price, health, stars, success rate, language, tags, compatibility, find tools compatible with a given tool - grouped by category, with verified stacks and conflict warnings, analyze a project description + tech stack, get a complete tool recommendation, and report that two tools work well together - builds the compatibility graph.

How do I install Indie Stack?

Run `uvx indiestack`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Indie Stack run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Indie Stack

Alternatives to Indie Stack

Maintained coding agent servers if Indie Stack isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Indie Stack doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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