Toolroute MCP server

ToolRoute

Routing layer for AI agents. One call returns the best MCP server and LLM for any task — scored on 132 real benchmark executions.

Quick start

Add to any MCP client (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "toolroute": {
      "url": "https://toolroute.io/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or via HTTP:

curl -X POST https://toolroute.io/api/route \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"task": "search the web for recent AI papers"}'

{
  "approach": "mcp_server",
  "recommended_skill": "exa-mcp-server",
  "recommended_skill_name": "Exa MCP Server",
  "recommended_model": {
    "slug": "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001",
    "display_name": "Claude Haiku 4.5",
    "provider": "anthropic",
    "tier": "cheap_chat",
    "provider_model_id": "anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5-20251001",
    "input_cost_per_mtok": 1.00,
    "output_cost_per_mtok": 5.00
  },
  "confidence": 0.91,
  "alternatives": ["brave-search-mcp", "tavily-mcp"],
  "fallback": "brave-search-mcp"
}

recommendedmodel is always an object**, not a bare string — the inner slug is the canonical model identifier.

How it works

Every task falls into one of three approaches:

Routing uses an LLM classifier (~$0.00001/call) for task understanding, then ranks candidates on a 5-dimension score:

Value Score = 0.35 × Output Quality
            + 0.25 × Reliability
            + 0.15 × Efficiency
            + 0.15 × Cost
            + 0.10 × Trust

Every reported outcome updates the scores. The routing gets more accurate as more agents use it.

Benchmark results

132 blind A/B executions across code, writing, analysis, structured output, and translation.

API

Full reference at toolroute.io/api-docs

SDK

npm install @toolroute/sdk

import { ToolRoute } from '@toolroute/sdk'

const tr = new ToolRoute()
const rec = await tr.route({ task: 'parse this CSV and summarize it' })
// execute with rec.recommended_model ...
await tr.report({ skill: rec.recommended_skill, outcome: 'success', latency_ms: 1400 })

Self-hosting

git clone https://github.com/grossiweb/ToolRoute.git
cd ToolRoute
cp .env.local.example .env.local
npm install
npm run dev

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.