# Ai Model Picker — REST API endpoint `ai-model-picker`

Return the best-matching AI coding models (top 3 by default) for a project, scored on speed, accuracy, cost and context window from four answers: what you build, primary language, top priority and project complexity. Model data comes from the live FindUtils model catalog.

- Category: developer
- MCP server: https://mcp.findutils.com/ (Streamable HTTP, no API keys, 120 req/min per IP)
- REST endpoint: POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/ai-model-picker/execute (no API keys, 60 req/min per IP)
- Network tool: fetches a fixed, hard-coded public upstream (never a private host).
- Reference page: https://findutils.com/api/ai-model-picker/
- Same tool on the other surface: https://findutils.com/mcp/ai-model-picker/

## Call the endpoint (verified example)

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/ai-model-picker/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "task_type": "Backend",
    "language": "TypeScript",
    "priority": "Accuracy",
    "complexity": "Medium apps"
  }'

# Parameter schema
curl https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/ai-model-picker
```

## Input schema

| Argument | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `task_type` | string (Frontend \| Backend \| Mobile \| DevOps \| Data \| API) | yes | What are you building? |
| `language` | string (TypeScript \| Python \| Rust \| Go \| Java \| SQL \| C++ \| Other) | yes | Primary programming language. |
| `priority` | string (Accuracy \| Speed \| Cost \| Context Length) | yes | What matters most? |
| `complexity` | string (Simple scripts \| Medium apps \| Complex systems \| Legacy refactoring) | yes | Project complexity. |
| `limit` | integer | no | How many models to return (1-10). Default: `3`. |

Example arguments (verified):

```json
{
  "task_type": "Backend",
  "language": "TypeScript",
  "priority": "Accuracy",
  "complexity": "Medium apps"
}
```

OpenAPI 3.1 spec: https://findutils.com/api/openapi.json · Interactive docs: https://findutils.com/api/docs/

## Also an MCP tool

```bash
claude mcp add findutils --transport http https://mcp.findutils.com/
```

Then ask the client to call `findutils:ai_model_picker`. Full MCP reference: https://findutils.com/mcp/ai-model-picker/

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