# Starter stacks (slim)

> 7 combinations of model, framework, tools and data for common agents, every part checked and each stack graded by its weakest part. Research, coding, operations, market data, low cost, European vendors and an agent that pays its own way.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-05

## Research agent

- Model: Claude API (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anthropic-api.min.md
- Framework: Pydantic AI (A) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pydantic-ai.min.md
- Search: Exa API + MCP (B) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/exa-mcp.min.md
- Reader: Jina Reader (E) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jina-reader.min.md
- Background: Wikimedia REST API (B) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/wikimedia.min.md

## Coding agent

- Model: Claude API (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anthropic-api.min.md
- Framework: Claude Agent SDK (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-agent-sdk.min.md
- Repository: GitHub MCP Server (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/github-mcp-server.min.md
- Library docs: Context7 (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context7.min.md
- Browser check: Playwright MCP (B) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/playwright-mcp.min.md
- Production errors: Sentry MCP (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sentry-mcp.min.md

## Operations and support agent

- Model: OpenAI API (A) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-api.min.md
- Framework: OpenAI Agents SDK (AA) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-agents-sdk.min.md
- CRM: HubSpot API + MCP (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hubspot-mcp.min.md
- Tickets and docs: Atlassian Rovo MCP Server (C) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/atlassian-rovo-mcp.min.md
- Chat: Slack MCP Server (official) (C) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/slack-mcp.min.md
- Incidents: PagerDuty MCP Server (D) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pagerduty-mcp.min.md

## Market data agent

- Model: OpenAI API (A) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-api.min.md
- Framework: LangGraph (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/langgraph.min.md
- Equities and options: Massive (formerly Polygon.io) (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/massive.min.md
- Digital assets: CoinDesk Data API (D) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coindesk-data-api.min.md
- Company facts: Companies House API (D) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/companies-house.min.md

## Low cost, high volume

- Fast model: GroqCloud (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/groq.min.md
- Hard calls: OpenRouter (B) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter.min.md
- Framework: Pydantic AI (A) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pydantic-ai.min.md
- Search: Brave Search API + MCP (B) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/brave-search-mcp.min.md
- Reader: Jina Reader (E) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jina-reader.min.md

## European vendors

- Model: Mistral AI API (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-api.min.md
- Framework: Pydantic AI (A) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pydantic-ai.min.md
- Reader: Jina Reader (E) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jina-reader.min.md
- Scraping: Apify MCP Server (A) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apify-mcp.min.md
- Weather: Open-Meteo (B) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/open-meteo.min.md

## Pays its own way

- Protocol: x402 (A) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/x402.min.md
- Wallet: Coinbase Developer Platform (Agentic Wallet, AgentKit, CDP MCP) (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coinbase-cdp-agentkit.min.md
- Model: BlockRun.AI (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/blockrun-ai.min.md
- Search: Exa API + MCP (B) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/exa-mcp.min.md
- Market data: Massive (formerly Polygon.io) (BB) https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/massive.min.md