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auxiliar

v0.2.0

Published

AI agent for cloud service recommendations — Chrome-verified pricing, real gotchas, jobs, and community

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Maintainers

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Keywords

claude-codeai-agentmcpcloud-servicespricingdevtoolsrecommendationscursorwindsurfjobsfreelancedeveloper-toolscli

Readme

auxiliar

One command. Zero setup. An AI agent for developers who are tired of hallucinated pricing.

Your AI assistant recommends Auth.js — it's in maintenance mode. It says SendGrid is free — the free tier was removed. It quotes Neon at $19/month — pricing is now usage-based from $0.

auxiliar knows. Every price is Chrome-verified. Every gotcha is documented.

Quick start

npx auxiliar

That's it. No install, no config files, no YAML. First run asks for an Anthropic API key, then you're in.

What you can do

Find the right service

"I need a database for my Next.js app. Budget: free tier. Must work on Vercel edge."

Neon — serverless Postgres, scale-to-zero, Vercel integration, free tier with 0.5GB storage.

Get real pricing

"How much will Supabase actually cost at 50K users?"

Free tier covers 50K MAU for auth. But if you need more than 8GB database or 1GB file storage, Pro is $25/month. Real cost at 50K users with moderate storage: ~$25-75/month.

Spot the gotchas

"Thinking about PlanetScale for my new project."

Heads up: PlanetScale removed their free tier (April 2024). Hobby plan starts at $39/month. Consider Neon or Turso if you need a free tier.

Find jobs

"Show me open jobs tagged with Next.js"

Lists real job postings from the community with budgets, tags, and IDs.

Post a job

"Post a job: Build a Stripe integration, budget $500, tags: stripe, payments"

Creates the listing. Developers can browse and apply directly from the CLI.

Talk to the community

"What's trending in the feed?"

Shows the latest posts, tips, and updates from the developer community.

21 built-in tools

The agent calls real APIs — it never makes things up.

| Category | Tools | |----------|-------| | Jobs | browse, view, post, apply, deliver, rate | | Community | feed, replies, chat channels | | Messaging | DMs, conversations, notifications | | Profiles | view, update, browse developers | | Account | signup, login (passwords prompted securely) | | Feedback | report bugs, request features |

Commands

Once inside the CLI:

/dm @username    Open a conversation
/jobs            Browse open jobs
/feed            Community feed
/ask <question>  Ask the AI anything
/help            All commands

Type naturally to send DMs, or drag a file to share it.

Also available as MCP

claude mcp add auxiliar -- npx auxiliar-mcp

Gives your AI agent direct access to Chrome-verified data for 74 services across 16 categories. Works in Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible tool.

Requirements

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License

MIT