StackResolve vs Toolhouse
StackResolve scores higher on the AgentReady, 100/100 against 79/100. They differ on 10 of the 41 signals. Which ones decides whether an agent can adopt them without a person watching.
What each one is
StackResolve. StackResolve is an independent registry that scores how ready software is for AI agents, and an API that compresses web research into structured calls.
Toolhouse. Toolhouse allows everyone to create AI workers — specialized agents that are good at performing repetitive work autonomously and reliably.
Where StackResolve is ahead
StackResolve passes clear canonical domain, and Toolhouse does not. That is discover, whether an agent can find the product at all without being told it exists.
It also holds understand: limits / constraints documented. Toolhouse misses it.
And on adopt, self-service signup, no mandatory sales call, fast time to first request and cli available. Toolhouse misses those.
Finally, on operate, retry behavior documented, idempotency support, rate-limit behavior predictable and observable execution. Toolhouse misses those.
Score, pillar by pillar
The AgentReady splits into four pillars, scored separately, because a product can be easy to find and still impossible to adopt.
Discover. StackResolve leads 100 to 93. StackResolve misses nothing; Toolhouse misses clear canonical domain.
Understand. StackResolve leads 100 to 92. StackResolve misses nothing; Toolhouse misses limits / constraints documented.
Adopt is whether an agent can get a key and make its first successful call without a human in the loop. StackResolve leads 100 to 65. StackResolve misses nothing; Toolhouse misses self-service signup, no mandatory sales call, fast time to first request, cli available.
Operate is whether an agent can run against it in production and recover when a call fails. StackResolve leads 100 to 65. StackResolve misses nothing; Toolhouse misses retry behavior documented, idempotency support, rate-limit behavior predictable, observable execution.
Pricing
StackResolve starts at $0/mo and has a free tier. Toolhouse starts at $500/month with no free tier.
| StackResolve plans | Toolhouse plans |
|---|---|
| Starter Free | Business $500/month |
| Usage Pay as you go | Business Max $1,200/month |
| Scale Custom | Enterprise Custom |
Signal by signal
| Signal | StackResolve | Toolhouse |
|---|---|---|
| AgentReady | 100 | 79 |
| Discovery | 100 | 93 |
| Understanding | 100 | 92 |
| Adoption | 100 | 65 |
| Operability | 100 | 65 |
| Public API | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes | Yes |
| OpenAPI spec | Yes | Yes |
| CLI | Yes | Unknown |
| llms.txt | Yes | Yes |
| Self-serve signup | Yes | No |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
Which to pick
StackResolve clears more of the signals an agent needs, so it is the safer default for unattended use. Full profiles: StackResolve and Toolhouse. Alternatives to each: StackResolve, Toolhouse.
An agent can fetch this as data: POST /v1/compare {"slugs": ["stackresolve", "toolhouse"]}