# Stackcut

Stackcut reviews SaaS spending, finds cheaper substitutes, and checks a repository for paid services.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 1
- Author: Stackcut
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/Stackcut/stackcut-plugin
- Updated: 2026-09-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/stackcut

## What it does

Stackcut gives an agent access to an MCP service for subscription research. It can compare plans with actual usage, suggest replacements for a vendor, choose a database and email provider for a stated volume, and outline the steps for leaving a service. A shared plan code can be used for a read-only review.

The package includes a skill, a local scanner at `scripts/detect.mjs`, and detection rules in `detect.json`. The scanner inspects the repository you point it to and sends vendor names, feature names, and counts for analysis. Source files and secret values remain local. Passing `--latest` makes it download public rules from `https://stackcut.io/data/detect.json`.

No API key is required. The server stores redacted request arguments to improve recommendations, so personal information and secrets should stay out of prompts. The MCP endpoint is `https://stackcut.io/mcp`.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://stackcut.io/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http stackcut https://stackcut.io/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add stackcut --url https://stackcut.io/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "stackcut": {
            "url": "https://stackcut.io/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "stackcut": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://stackcut.io/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http stackcut https://stackcut.io/mcp
```

## When to use it
- find a lower-cost replacement for a SaaS product
- match a subscription tier to real usage
- plan the steps for leaving a service
- scan a repository for paid vendors
- choose a database and email provider for a target volume

## Example prompts
- @stackcut review my plan using code `sca_…` and explain the next steps
- @stackcut find the cheapest Typeform replacement if I only need forms and webhooks
- @stackcut inspect this repository and identify the paid services it uses

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