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
need — CLI tool discovery for AI agents
AI agents hallucinate package names. need gives them a verified index of 10,000+ CLI tools with a feedback loop that
gets smarter with every install.
How it works
- Search — agent calls
search_tools("compress png images")→ gets ranked results - Install — agent calls
install_tool("pngquant")→ installs via brew/apt/npm/pip/cargo - Report — agent calls
report_tool_usage("pngquant", success=true)→ improves rankings
Setup
npm install -g @agentneeds/need
Auto-configures for Claude Code, Cursor, and Claude Desktop on install.
Or try without installing:
npx @agentneeds/need "compress png images"
Links
- GitHub: https://github.com/tuckerschreiber/need
- Website: https://agentneed.dev
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agentneeds/need
Server Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"need": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@agentneeds/need",
"serve"
]
}
}
}