Replace a product
source_get_alternativesRanked recommendations for a SaaS product, with evidence and replacement fit.
CODE → OPEN POSSIBILITIES
REAL PROJECTS / ILLUSTRATIVE SEQUENCE
THE SOURCE / FOR AGENTS
Give your agent
something to reason with.
Open-source intelligence, ready to query. Find alternatives, test a shortlist and bring the evidence back. Through one read-only MCP connection.
PUBLIC ACCESS / NO SOURCE ACCOUNT / STREAMABLE HTTP
01 / Ask a better question02 / Inspect the evidence03 / Return an honest answer
THE REQUEST / THE REASONING
Less guesswork.
More to go on.
Start with a product, a requirement or a project. Give your agent a clear route to the evidence it needs.
Illustrative tool requests. These examples do not execute live queries.
TOOL CALL / JSON
{
"name": "source_get_alternatives",
"arguments": {
"saas": "Notion",
"limit": 3
}
}Start with a product. Inspect the recommendation evidence before proposing a replacement.
11 TOOLS / ONE PUBLISHED READ LAYER
A toolkit for
informed decisions.
Start with requirements
source_recommendMatch a need and apply constraints such as licence, self-hosting and maintenance. Reports requirements it cannot evaluate.
Compare your shortlist
source_compare_projectsCompare two to five projects across licensing, health, replacement fit and momentum.
Explore the catalogue
source_searchSearch products and projects, with explicit recommended, scored and discovery tiers.
Identify a product
source_detect_saasMatch a URL to a supported SaaS product using published domain rules. Does not visit the URL.
Check coverage
source_list_supported_saasList the products with published alternative recommendations.
Inspect a project
source_get_projectRead project facts, maintenance, tier and relationships to the products it can replace.
Trace a recommendation
source_get_relationshipInspect one product–project pairing, its provenance, fit dimensions and recommendation decision.
Find emerging projects
source_emerging_projectsExplore repository growth and community discussion, with measurement windows and coverage.
Read the signals
source_get_momentumInspect a project’s repository momentum and the community mentions behind the signal.
Check the evidence clock
source_dataset_infoRead dataset version, freshness, counts and the status of the published snapshot.
ONE CONNECTION / MANY POSSIBILITIES
Plug into
The Source.
Use an MCP client that supports Streamable HTTP. Add the endpoint, discover the tools and start with a question.
Claude Code, compatible Claude and ChatGPT connectors, Cursor and MCP SDK clients can use the hosted endpoint. Setup and connector availability depend on your client.
Read the maintained connection guide ↗https://source-mcp.de-alwis.com/mcpPublic · read-only · no authentication · rate-limited
claude mcp add --transport http the-source https://source-mcp.de-alwis.com/mcp
Find credible open-source alternatives to Notion. Compare their licences, project health and replacement fit. Cite the evidence dates and call out anything the data cannot assess.
THE ANSWER IS ONLY AS GOOD AS ITS EVIDENCE
Know what you know.
Say what you don’t.
Keep the tiers distinct.
Recommended, scored and discovery are different states. A discovered project is not automatically a recommendation.
Bring the dates with you.
Check dataset freshness and signal status. Missing or stale measurements should remain visible in the answer.
Separate the measures.
Project Health, Replacement Fit, Repository Momentum and Community Momentum answer different questions. Don’t collapse them into one verdict.
Carry the limitations.
Report requirements marked not_evaluated. Cite the supporting sources and distinguish open-source from source-available licences.
DATA ATTRIBUTION / CC BY 4.0
The Source (github.com/keithdealwis-ui/the-source), by Keith de Alwis.
Read the upstream attribution notice ↗BUILT FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE CONVERSATION
Human judgement.
Agent reach.
The same intelligence. A different way in.
Read the plain-text agent guide ↗