AI studio tooling catalog

Lookup list for shipping or adopting tooling that agents use inside AI studios (Cursor and peers). Prefer this page when you need the map; open the linked how-to or explanation for the full argument.

Connectors and MCP

Item Role Docs

Studio MCP install strategies

How to package MCP for studios (marketplace plugin, deeplink, mcp.json, skills, thin/fat split)—Composio as case study

Explanation

Composio

Hosted multi-app MCP connector plane (Gmail, GitHub, Vercel, …)

Setup · Stack fit · Hub

Context7

Library / API docs MCP for agents

Setup

Agentic Email Integration

Own-your-inbox Gmail (Himalaya + local agents; drafts-first)—not a generic connector plane

Hub · component docs when published

Control planes and shells

Item Role Docs

Agent control planes

Inference / env / runtime / UI topologies; AI Workflow Arrangement

Explanation

Recommended tools

Day-to-day shop list (Cursor, Composio, Nushell, gh, …)

Reference

Nushell and AI agents

Shell language / DevX next to agents

Explanation · Setup

Shell environment refresh

Stale PATH after installs (studio terminals included)

Explanation

Rules and policy packs

Item Role Docs

Vibe coding bootstrap

Where AI-studio setup lives (skills / MCP / rules) vs Business Bootstrap; operator vs paste-into-agent on-ramps

Explanation

Bootstrap Cursor skills

Personal ~/.cursor/skills/ curriculum kept out of always-on User Rules

How-to · agent-rules shop file

Agent Rules

Modular rules assembly for coding assistants

Hub

Rules Manager

Compose/watch daemon + tray for agent-rules

Hub

Essays

DevCentr product surfaces

Item Role Docs

AI Config Interface

Providers / MCP Setup / Skills tabs; Arrangement opens the AI stack canvas

Spec in devcentr

AI Workflow Arrangement

ai-stack Role Topology pack; MCP/skills are attachments, not layers

Spec in devcentr

Client profiles

Living registry of studio paths (mcp.json, install deeplinks, skills hints)

app/src/modules/services/ai_client_profiles.json5 in devcentr