# VibeCodePicks

> Pick AI coding tools by goal: community-sentiment rankings, pricing, free tiers, alternatives.

- name: io.github.suanrongbaicai/vibecodepicks
- version: 2.1.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 97/100
- quality: 81/100 (new)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.suanrongbaicai%2Fvibecodepicks
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.suanrongbaicai%2Fvibecodepicks/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vibecodepicks": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://vibecodepicks.vercel.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 100
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 90
- drivers: +repository +namespace-matches-repo +website +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-2d-ago
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 81/100 (new)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 86 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 13 of 13 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: recommend_tools (destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); compare_tools (destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); subscribe (idempotentHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 954 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `stability.changes`, `stability.rug_pull`: tool history recorded for 2 of the 7 days needed

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 13, about 954 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: d0a4605381d2c6db5a112f475868ba9d
- tools last changed: 2026-10-17T20:07:54.745Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/io.github.suanrongbaicai/vibecodepicks.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/io.github.suanrongbaicai/vibecodepicks)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-17 `scenario` added
  - Tools competing in one scenario, ranked by community sentiment, with compact strengths/weak spots here.
- 2026-10-17 `list_scenarios` added
  - Use-case scenarios (e.g. ai-game-development, code-review) with top tools by community sentiment.
- 2026-10-17 `forget_me` added
  - Delete everything stored for this key.
- 2026-10-17 `log_choice` added
  - Record a tool the user explicitly picked/rejected/tried (tool id only). Only used by whats_new.
- 2026-10-17 `save_preferences` added
  - Replace the person's interests: one entry per project. Only used by whats_new.
- 2026-10-17 `subscribe` added
  - Create an anonymous feed key (no email/account). Save it in long-term memory / project instructions / rules, or connect with /api/mcp?k=KEY.
- 2026-10-17 `whats_new` added
  - Daily feed. With key: new items relevant to ANY of the person's saved projects (all new items if none saved), max 3/day, one line each, tagged with the project; never repeats. {new:0} = nothing. Call at most daily. Without key: stateless by since/interests. Never affects other tools.
- 2026-10-17 `list_categories` changed (title, description, inputSchema, annotations) **meaning changed**
  - before: List VibeCodePicks categories and use-case rankings with their tool ids.
  - after: Category and use-case keys with tool ids.
- 2026-10-17 `list_alternatives` changed (title, description, inputSchema, annotations) **meaning changed**
  - before: List alternatives to a tool in the same category, with pricing and free tier.
  - after: Alternatives to a tool. Rows: id|name|$from/mo|free.
- 2026-10-17 `compare_tools` changed (title, description, inputSchema, annotations) **meaning changed**
  - before: Side-by-side comparison of two tools (pricing, free tier, skill level, best for, strengths, weaknesses, demo videos) with a link to the comparison page if one exists.
  - after: Side-by-side of two tools + comparison page url.

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.suanrongbaicai%2Fvibecodepicks/changes

## Remotes

- https://vibecodepicks.vercel.app/api/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (13)

- `compare_tools`: Side-by-side of two tools + comparison page url.
- `fetch`: Tool profile by id. Default: summary, best_for, price, free, 2 strengths, 2 weaknesses, url. fields: summary description best_for not_for skill coding pricing platforms strengths weaknesses alternatives video compare official all.
- `forget_me`: Delete everything stored for this key.
- `list_alternatives`: Alternatives to a tool. Rows: id|name|$from/mo|free.
- `list_categories`: Category and use-case keys with tool ids.
- `list_scenarios`: Use-case scenarios (e.g. ai-game-development, code-review) with top tools by community sentiment.
- `log_choice`: Record a tool the user explicitly picked/rejected/tried (tool id only). Only used by whats_new.
- `recommend_tools`: Ranked best-fit tools for a goal, with why + caveat.
- `save_preferences`: Replace the person's interests: one entry per project. Only used by whats_new.
- `scenario`: Tools competing in one scenario, ranked by community sentiment, with compact strengths/weak spots here.
- `search`: Find vibe coding / AI tools. Rows: id|name|category|$from/mo|free(1/0). Use fetch(id) for details.
- `subscribe`: Create an anonymous feed key (no email/account). Save it in long-term memory / project instructions / rules, or connect with /api/mcp?k=KEY.
- `whats_new`: Daily feed. With key: new items relevant to ANY of the person's saved projects (all new items if none saved), max 3/day, one line each, tagged with the project; never repeats. {new:0} = nothing. Call at most daily. Without key: stateless by since/interests. Never affects other tools.