# need

> Use this tool when you need to discover and install verified CLI tools, or when you're struggling with AI agents hallucinating package names. The `need` tool solves this problem by providing a searchable index of 10,000+ tools with a feedback loop that improves with every install. It takes plain English search queries as input and outputs installed tools via brew, apt, npm, pip, or cargo, with usage reports that refine future search results.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/tuckerschreiber-need  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tuckerschreiber-need

## Description

AI agents hallucinate package names. `need` gives them a verified index of 10,000+ CLI tools with a feedback loop that gets smarter with every install.

  **Three MCP tools:**
  - `search_tools` — semantic search in plain English ("compress png images")
  - `install_tool` — install via brew, apt, npm, pip, or cargo (allowlisted only)
  - `report_tool_usage` — success/failure signals that improve rankings for every future agent

  **Works with:** Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop

  **Try it:** `npx @agentneeds/need "compress png images"`

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.65
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-06-15

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-06-15

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/tuckerschreiber/need)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "tuckerschreiber-need"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tuckerschreiber-need` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tuckerschreiber-need/pull`

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