OpenSoft MCP server

The directory, available to your AI agent. Ask about any paid tool you want to replace and the agent gets open source alternatives with a health score, a license verdict read by hand, and what switching saves, with links back to the evidence. Free, read-only, no API key.

Endpoint

https://opensoft.tools/mcp

A remote MCP server over Streamable HTTP. Data last refreshed from GitHub on 9 October 2026.

Connect

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http opensoft https://opensoft.tools/mcp

Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Codex CLI

codex mcp add opensoft --url https://opensoft.tools/mcp

Or add it to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.opensoft]
url = "https://opensoft.tools/mcp"

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add --transport http opensoft https://opensoft.tools/mcp

Or add it to .gemini/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opensoft": {
      "httpUrl": "https://opensoft.tools/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add -s user to use it in every project.

Cursor

Add to Cursor

Or add it to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opensoft": {
      "url": "https://opensoft.tools/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Any MCP client

Add it to Streamable HTTP server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opensoft": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://opensoft.tools/mcp"
    }
  }
}

OpenSoft MCP is a remote Streamable HTTP server.

Tools

find_alternatives(product): Open source alternatives to a paid product, ranked by health, each with its license verdict.
search_projects(query, category?): Search the directory by need, category or keyword.
get_project(project): Everything on a project: health breakdown, license, enterprise features, GitHub metrics.
estimate_savings(project, product?, seats): What a team saves by switching to the open source alternative hosted by OpenSoft: our monthly price, and monthly and 3-year savings.
check_license(project): Is it really open source? License class, what you can’t do, and relicense history.

Try asking

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Answers come from the same data as this site: the directory, how the health score works. For other AI tools there is also llms.txt.