Document Processing
Markitdown
Convert any document to clean Markdown. Handles PDF, DOCX, PPTX, HTML, images, and more.
pip install markitdown
Source
The Manuscript/Archived
Tool catalog.
The Manuscript is a curated catalog of tools and MCP servers, grouped by the job each one does, with an install line and a source link for every entry. The catalog count shown anywhere on this site is computed from the catalog source at build. An earlier version of this site printed a hand-typed figure that was wrong by a factor of eight, and that class of defect is what the computed count exists to prevent.
Archived 2026-08-11
This volume is kept for reference and is no longer maintained, so a tool listed here may have moved, changed name or stopped being developed. It stays at its original URL. The same catalog is served as JSON at /api/catalog, and the three volumes are introduced together on the learn hub.
01/Category
Document Processing
Parse, convert, and manipulate documents at scale.
Document Processing
Docling
Advanced document parsing with layout understanding. Extracts text, tables, and figures from PDFs and office formats.
pip install docling
Source
Document Processing
Marker
High-accuracy PDF to Markdown conversion. Handles academic papers, books, and complex layouts.
pip install marker-pdf
Source
Document Processing
Unstructured
Universal document parser. Extracts structured data from any file format for LLM pipelines.
pip install unstructured
Source
02/Category
Design & UI
Build beautiful interfaces with proven component systems.
Design & UI
shadcn/ui
Beautifully designed, accessible components you copy into your project. Not a dependency — you own the code.
npx shadcn@latest init
Source
Design & UI
Tailwind CSS
Utility-first CSS framework. Write styles directly in your markup. The standard for modern web development.
npm install tailwindcss
Source
Design & UI
Radix UI
Unstyled, accessible component primitives. The foundation that shadcn/ui and many design systems build on.
npm install @radix-ui/react-dialog
Source
Design & UI
Lucide
Beautiful, consistent open-source icon library. 1500+ icons with React, Vue, and Svelte support.
npm install lucide-react
Source
03/Category
Development Tools
Ship faster with better tooling.
Development Tools
Biome
Fast formatter, linter, and more. Written in Rust. One tool replaces ESLint and Prettier.
npm install --save-dev @biomejs/biome
Source
Development Tools
Playwright
Browser automation and end-to-end testing. Cross-browser, auto-wait, and built-in test runner.
npm install -D playwright
Source
Development Tools
Zod
TypeScript-first schema validation. Define your types once, validate at runtime. The standard for type-safe APIs.
npm install zod
Source
Development Tools
Turborepo
High-performance monorepo build system. Caches builds, runs tasks in parallel, scales to any size.
npx create-turbo@latest
Source
04/Category
Marketing & Analytics
Measure what matters. Reach who matters.
Marketing & Analytics
Plausible
Privacy-friendly web analytics. No cookies, no consent banners. Simple, accurate, open source.
docker compose up
Source
Marketing & Analytics
PostHog
Product analytics, feature flags, session replay, A/B testing. All-in-one, open source.
npm install posthog-js
Source
Marketing & Analytics
Resend
Email API built for developers. Clean API, React email templates, great deliverability.
npm install resend
Source
Marketing & Analytics
Cal.com
Open source scheduling infrastructure. Calendly alternative you can self-host and customize.
npx create-cal-app
Source
05/Category
Agent Frameworks
AI agents that write code, run commands, and ship software.
Agent Frameworks
Claude Code
Anthropic's agentic coding tool. Understands your entire codebase. Reads, writes, executes, and ships.
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
Source
Agent Frameworks
Codex
OpenAI's coding agent. Sandboxed execution, multi-file editing, and autonomous task completion.
npm install -g @openai/codex
Source
Agent Frameworks
Goose
Block's open source AI agent. Extensible, multi-provider, with a rich toolkit ecosystem.
brew install goose
Source
Agent Frameworks
Aider
AI pair programming in your terminal. Git-aware, multi-file editing, works with any LLM.
pip install aider-chat
Source
06/Category
Local AI
Run models on your own hardware. No API keys. No data leaving your machine.
Local AI
Ollama
Run LLMs locally with a single command. Pull models like Docker images. CPU and GPU support.
brew install ollama
Source
Local AI
LM Studio
Desktop application for running local LLMs. Clean UI, model management, and OpenAI-compatible API.
Download from lmstudio.ai
Source
Local AI
Open WebUI
Feature-rich web interface for LLMs. Chat, RAG, model management, and multi-user support.
pip install open-webui
Source
Local AI
Jan
Local AI desktop app. Offline-first, cross-platform, with built-in model store and API server.
Download from jan.ai
Source
07/Category
Automation
Automate workflows, schedule jobs, and orchestrate systems.
Automation
n8n
Workflow automation platform with visual editor. 400+ integrations. Self-hostable, source-available.
npx n8n
Source
Automation
Temporal
Durable execution platform. Build reliable distributed systems. Automatic retries and state management.
brew install temporal
Source
Automation
Windmill
Developer platform for scripts, workflows, and UIs. Turn any script into a production workflow.
docker compose up
Source
Automation
Trigger.dev
Background jobs for developers. Long-running tasks with built-in retry, scheduling, and observability.
npx trigger.dev@latest init
Source
08/Category
Memory & Knowledge
Give your AI persistent memory and searchable knowledge.
Memory & Knowledge
Mem0
Memory layer for AI applications. Persistent, contextual memory across conversations and sessions.
pip install mem0ai
Source
Memory & Knowledge
ChromaDB
AI-native embedding database. Store, search, and retrieve by semantic similarity. Dead simple API.
pip install chromadb
Source
Memory & Knowledge
Qdrant
High-performance vector search engine. Filtering, payload storage, and distributed deployment.
docker pull qdrant/qdrant
Source
Memory & Knowledge
LanceDB
Embedded vector database. Serverless, zero-config. Built on Lance columnar format for speed.
pip install lancedb
Source
09/Category
MCP Servers
Connect your AI agent to any external tool or data source.
MCP Servers
Official MCP Servers
Reference implementations by Anthropic. Filesystem, GitHub, Google Drive, Postgres, Puppeteer, and more.
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem
Source
MCP Servers
Supabase MCP
Connect your agent to Supabase. Query databases, manage auth, and interact with storage.
npx supabase-mcp-server
Source
MCP Servers
Browserbase MCP
Cloud browser for AI agents. Navigate, click, extract data from any website at scale.
npx @browserbasehq/mcp-server
Source
MCP Servers
Neon MCP
Serverless Postgres for AI agents. Branch databases, run migrations, and query data.
npx @neondatabase/mcp-server-neon
Source
Honest limits
What this catalog does not tell you.
Inclusion here is not a ranking and it is not an endorsement of current quality. Each entry was checked when it was added; the volume is archived, so none of them has been rechecked since the archive date above. Follow the source link before you install anything.
- Source
- lib/catalog.ts — the same module /api/catalog serves
- Method
- Counts reduced from the catalog at render time; no figure on this page is typed
- Built
- 2026-08-27 22:54 MT