Neutral, sourced, dated facts for choosing software: price, free tier, idle rules, security record.
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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.
Category id from list_categories, e.g. nextjs-auth
Optional. One sentence on what you are building and your constraints. Recorded so missing categories and facts can be added; does not change the answer.
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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.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| category* | string | Category id from list_categories, e.g. nextjs-auth |
| situation | string | Optional. One sentence on what you are building and your constraints. Recorded so missing categories and facts can be added; does not change the answer. |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"category"
],
"properties": {
"category": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Category id from list_categories, e.g. nextjs-auth"
},
"situation": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. One sentence on what you are building and your constraints. Recorded so missing categories and facts can be added; does not change the answer."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}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.
No arguments.
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"additionalProperties": false
}Get the full checked facts and sources for one option in a category, e.g. Clerk in nextjs-auth.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| option* | string | Option id or name, e.g. clerk |
| category* | string |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"category",
"option"
],
"properties": {
"option": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Option id or name, e.g. clerk"
},
"category": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}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.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| need* | string |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"need"
],
"properties": {
"need": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}