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Compare 2 to 5 entries side by side on the questions people ask: what each is for, open or closed, licence, commercial use, free option, cheapest paid plan, skill needed, how you use it, and when the facts were last checked.
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compare_toolsCompare 2 to 5 entries side by side on the questions people ask: what each is for, open or closed, licence, commercial use, free option, cheapest paid plan, skill needed, how you use it, and when the facts were last checked.
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compare_tools
Compare 2 to 5 entries side by side on the questions people ask: what each is for, open or closed, licence, commercial use, free option, cheapest paid plan, skill needed, how you use it, and when the facts were last checked.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| slugs* | array | Entry slugs or names. |
Input schema (JSON)
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"slugs"
],
"properties": {
"slugs": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 5,
"minItems": 2,
"description": "Entry slugs or names."
}
}
}find_toolShortlist creative AI tools, models and hosts for something the user wants to make (pictures, video, voice, music, talking presenters, 3D). Returns the best matches with a plain-English summary, whether it is open or closed, whether there is a free option, the cheapest paid plan, and links. Ordered by how well each matches the task; nobody pays for placement.
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find_tool
Shortlist creative AI tools, models and hosts for something the user wants to make (pictures, video, voice, music, talking presenters, 3D). Returns the best matches with a plain-English summary, whether it is open or closed, whether there is a free option, the cheapest paid plan, and links. Ordered by how well each matches the task; nobody pays for placement.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| area | string | Optional: limit to one area. |
| task* | string | What the user wants to make or do, in plain words, e.g. "turn a photo into a short video" or "clone my voice for a podcast". |
| type | string | Optional: tool = an app you sign up to; model = the engine (often downloadable); host = a service that runs other makers' models. |
| limit | integer | How many results to return (default 8). |
| budget | number | Most the user will pay per month, in US dollars. 0 means free options only. Leave out for any price. |
| open_source | boolean | true: only open-source or downloadable (open-weights) entries. false: only closed ones. Leave out for both. |
| commercial_use | boolean | Optional: true to keep only entries whose terms allow commercial use of what you make (including with conditions or on paid plans). |
Input schema (JSON)
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"task"
],
"properties": {
"area": {
"enum": [
"image",
"video",
"voice",
"music",
"avatar",
"3d"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional: limit to one area."
},
"task": {
"type": "string",
"description": "What the user wants to make or do, in plain words, e.g. \"turn a photo into a short video\" or \"clone my voice for a podcast\"."
},
"type": {
"enum": [
"tool",
"model",
"host"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional: tool = an app you sign up to; model = the engine (often downloadable); host = a service that runs other makers' models."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 8,
"maximum": 20,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "How many results to return (default 8)."
},
"budget": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Most the user will pay per month, in US dollars. 0 means free options only. Leave out for any price."
},
"open_source": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "true: only open-source or downloadable (open-weights) entries. false: only closed ones. Leave out for both."
},
"commercial_use": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Optional: true to keep only entries whose terms allow commercial use of what you make (including with conditions or on paid plans)."
}
}
}get_entryFull Plainly entry for one tool, model or host: summary, what it is for, open or closed, licence, whether you can sell what you make (and conditions), every plan and price, access, skill needed, maker, rights and safety (training on your work, watermarks, face/voice cloning), related entries, alternatives, and a source URL with check date for every fact. Accepts the slug (e.g. "midjourney") or a name.
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get_entry
Full Plainly entry for one tool, model or host: summary, what it is for, open or closed, licence, whether you can sell what you make (and conditions), every plan and price, access, skill needed, maker, rights and safety (training on your work, watermarks, face/voice cloning), related entries, alternatives, and a source URL with check date for every fact. Accepts the slug (e.g. "midjourney") or a name.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| slug* | string | Entry slug from find_tool, or the tool's name, e.g. "suno" or "Runway". |
Input schema (JSON)
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"slug"
],
"properties": {
"slug": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Entry slug from find_tool, or the tool's name, e.g. \"suno\" or \"Runway\"."
}
}
}Security checkA100/100
We read every tool's name, description and inputs the way the model will, looking for instructions hidden from you. A clean result means no warning signs, not a guarantee. Scanned Nov 7, 2026.
- Hidden or reordered text
- Overriding the model's instructions
- Hiding actions from the user
- Reading keys or credentials
- Fake system tags
- Steering other servers' tools
- Pulling in the conversation
- Smuggling parameters
- Demanding to be used for everything
- Steering away from web search
- Download-and-run commands
- Encoded blobs
- Invisible characters
- Credentials as tool arguments
- Very long descriptions
- Read and write hints