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by aipotheosis-labs (community)

Open source tool-calling platform that hooks 600+ tools into any agentic IDE or custom AI agent through direct function calling or a unified MCP server. 4,763 GitHub stars and 21 commits on main in the last 30 days.

★ 4,763·5 listed tools·Released APR 2025·Apache-2.0
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“Open source tool-calling platform that hooks 600+ tools into any agentic IDE or custom AI agent through direct function calling or a unified MCP server. 4,763 stars and 21 commits on main in the last 30 days.”

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

Requires authenticationACI_API_KEY environment variable. Generate at the ACI.dev dashboard. Per-app OAuth handled by the platform.
{ "mcpServers": { "aci": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "aci-mcp" ], "env": { "ACI_API_KEY": "YOUR_ACI_KEY" } } } }
PrereqNPM: `aci-mcp`. Generate ACI_API_KEY at the ACI.dev dashboard. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "aci": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "aci-mcp" ], "env": { "ACI_API_KEY": "YOUR_ACI_KEY" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "aci": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "aci-mcp" ], "env": { "ACI_API_KEY": "YOUR_ACI_KEY" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "aci": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "aci-mcp" ], "env": { "ACI_API_KEY": "YOUR_ACI_KEY" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "aci": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "aci-mcp" ], "env": { "ACI_API_KEY": "YOUR_ACI_KEY" } } } }

5 SELECTED TOOLS

list_tools
List the 600+ ACI-supported tools
Read
search_tools
Search the tool catalog by name or capability
Read
invoke_tool
Invoke an ACI tool by ID with parameters
Admin

OUR ASSESSMENT

aipotheosis-labs/aci wraps a 600+ tool catalog as one MCP. Tool surface covers tool discovery and invocation plus app connection management. Open-source competitor to Pipedream MCP and Zapier MCP. Apache-2.0 license differentiates from Zapier (NOASSERTION) and Pipedream (Apache via Vercel header).

Strengths
  • 4,763 GitHub stars.
  • 21 commits on main in the last 30 days.
  • Apache-2.0 license, fully open source.
  • 600+ tools in one MCP.
  • OAuth and API-key flows handled per-app.
  • Stdio and streamable-http transports.
Weaknesses
  • Platform-managed tool surface; updates depend on ACI catalog velocity.
  • invoke_tool side effects span 600+ apps; agent prompt path needs strict review.
  • ACI account required; free tier limits apply.
Security Notes

ACI_API_KEY plus per-app OAuth tokens carry whatever permissions the connected apps grant. Use a dedicated ACI workspace for agent flows. invoke_tool can call any registered tool; restrict the agent prompt path or pre-filter the tool surface for production agents.

Best For

Teams that need many integrations without building per-app MCPs; agent developers running multi-tenant agents; open-source-first organisations choosing ACI over Pipedream/Zapier on license grounds.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
typescript
Transport
stdiostreamable-http
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
Apache-2.0
GitHub
npm
aci-mcp
Last Release
aci-mcp (npm latest)MAY 8, 2026
First Released
APR 1, 2025

RECORDED ADOPTION METRICS

Saved directory snapshots. Record last checked MAY 8, 2026. The review date above does not refresh these figures.

// GitHub Stars
4,763

// Recorded note4,763 stars on aipotheosis-labs/aci. 21 commits on main in the last 30 days.

// Popularity Rank
#2
Recorded directory rank · #2 in Productivity

// Recorded notePairs with Pipedream, Zapier, Make, n8n MCPs in productivity/dev-tools. ACI is the open-source-Apache option for the tool-platform slot.

SOURCES & RECORDED CHECKS

These are the directory listings and check details held in this record. Client compatibility, directory listings and installation testing are separate signals. Recorded client names describe the scope of a check; they do not establish a security assessment or a recurring test schedule.

01
Discovered
Source not recorded
First indexed MAY 8, 2026
02
Directory listings
4 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Smithery
03
Recorded client testing
Claude Desktop, Cursor
Check current setup against the provider documentation
04
Record last checked
MAY 8, 2026
Record date; functional retest scope may differ
// How other directories see it

The same server, 4 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4.5editorial4,763—MAY 8, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 8, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 8, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 8, 2026
Smithery— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 8, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

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