Koskamo

Plainly Guide MCP

An MCP server providing tools to search, retrieve, and compare creative AI tools, models, and hosts. It allows agents to find tools by task and budget, get detailed entry information, and compare multiple tools side-by-side using data from the Plainly Guide directory.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in to connect and list tools. Individual tools may still need a vendor account, credentials, or permissions; check the documented prerequisites.

Plainly Guide MCP logo, by Plainly GuideVendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-07Operated by Plainly Guide
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://mcp.plainly.guide/mcp
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

3 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Read-only (3)

3 of 3 have a description · 3 of 3 declare behavior hints · 3 of 3 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to plainly.guide ·
  • Passed Endpoint is on the registry namespace domain ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Find AI tools for a specific task and budget
  • Get detailed information about a specific AI tool
  • Compare multiple AI tools side-by-side

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.0.1
mcp-registry: guide.plainly/mcp@1.0.1Project website

Protocol and capabilities

Server
plainly-guide 1.0.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-11-25
Tools
3 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": false
  }
}

Server-provided instructions

Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.

Plainly Guide is a plain-English, source-linked catalogue of creative AI tools, models and places to run them: pictures, video, voice, music, talking presenters and 3D. Use find_tool to shortlist options for a task (optionally with a monthly budget in US dollars or open source only), get_entry for everything about one entry (prices, licence, whether outputs can be sold, sources with check dates), and compare_tools to put 2 to 5 entries side by side. Prices are as published by the makers and each fact has a last-checked date: mention the date and link the entry page when you pass facts on. Nobody pays to be listed or ranked.

Tools

3 advertised

find_tool — Find creative AI tools for a task
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

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.

find_tool input schema
{
  "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)."
    }
  }
}
find_tool annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
get_entry — Get everything about one tool or model
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

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.

get_entry input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entry slug from find_tool, or the tool's name, e.g. \"suno\" or \"Runway\"."
    }
  }
}
get_entry annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}
compare_tools — Compare tools side by side
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-only

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.

compare_tools input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "slugs"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slugs": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 5,
      "minItems": 2,
      "description": "Entry slugs or names."
    }
  }
}
compare_tools annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

90-day uptime

A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.

Too few checks for a percentage yet (1 of 1 answered).

  1. 2026-11-07: 1 of 1 checks answered

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks
1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency
286 ms
95th percentile latency
286 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · probe · passed · 286 ms · metadata changed · 3 tool(s)

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http plainly-guide-mcp https://mcp.plainly.guide/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add plainly-guide-mcp --url https://mcp.plainly.guide/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable plainly-guide-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plainly-guide-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.plainly.guide/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plainly-guide-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.plainly.guide/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start plainly-guide-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "plainly-guide-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.plainly.guide/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http plainly-guide-mcp https://mcp.plainly.guide/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.
Claude Desktop configuration
https://mcp.plainly.guide/mcp

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plainly-guide-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.plainly.guide/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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