LLM Adviser

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Give your AI assistant real-time LLM/VLM knowledge. Pricing, benchmarks, and recommendations — updated every hour, not every training cycle.

LLMs have knowledge cutoffs. Ask Claude "what's the best coding model right now?" and it cannot answer with current data. This MCP server fixes that by feeding live model intelligence directly into your AI assistant's context window.

• Zero config — No API keys, no registration. One command to install.
• Low token — Compact Markdown tables (~300 tokens), not raw JSON (~3,000 tokens). Your context window matters.
• 5 benchmark sources — SWE-bench, LM Arena Elo, OpenCompass VLM, Aider Polyglot, and OpenRouter pricing merged into one unified view.

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Use Cases

• "What's the best coding model right now?" — list_top_models with category coding
• "Compare Claude vs GPT vs Gemini" — compare_models with side-by-side table
• "Find a cheap model with 1M context" — recommend_model with budget constraints
• "What benchmarks does model X have?" — get_model_info with percentile ranks

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Quick Start

Claude Code

claude mcp add llm-advisor -- npx -y llm-advisor-mcp

Claude Code (Windows)

claude mcp add llm-advisor -- cmd /c npx -y llm-advisor-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf

Add to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "llm-advisor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "llm-advisor-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

That is it. No API keys, no .env files.

Compatible Clients

Client	Supported	Install Method
Claude Code	Yes	claude mcp add
Claude Desktop	Yes	JSON config
Cursor	Yes	JSON config
Windsurf	Yes	JSON config
Any MCP client	Yes	stdio transport

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Tools

get_model_info

Detailed specs for a specific model: pricing, benchmarks, percentile ranks, capabilities, and a ready-to-use API code example.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
model	string	Yes	—	Model ID or partial name (e.g. "claude-sonnet-4", "gpt-5")
include_api_example	boolean	No	true	Include a ready-to-use code snippet
api_format	enum	No	openai_sdk	openai_sdk, curl, or python_requests

Example output

## anthropic/claude-sonnet-4

**Provider**: anthropic | **Modality**: text+image→text | **Released**: 2025-06-25

### Pricing
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Input | $3.00 /1M tok |
| Output | $15.00 /1M tok |
| Cache Read | $0.30 /1M tok |
| Context | 200K |
| Max Output | 64K |

### Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Score |
|-----------|-------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.8% |
| Aider Polyglot | 72.1% |
| Arena Elo | 1467 |
| MMMU | 76.0% |

### Percentile Ranks
| Category | Percentile |
|----------|------------|
| Coding | P96 |
| General | P95 |
| Vision | P90 |

**Capabilities**: Tools, Reasoning, Vision

### API Example (openai_sdk)
```python
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
    api_key="<OPENROUTER_API_KEY>",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)

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### `list_top_models`

Top-ranked models for a category. Includes release dates for freshness awareness.

**Parameters**

| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `category` | enum | Yes | — | `coding`, `math`, `vision`, `general`, `cost-effective`, `open-source`, `speed`, `context-window`, `reasoning` |
| `limit` | number | No | `10` | Number of results (1-20) |
| `min_context` | number | No | — | Minimum context window in tokens |
| `min_release_date` | string | No | — | `YYYY-MM-DD`. Excludes models released before this date |

**Example output**

Top 5: coding

#	Model	Key Score	Input $/1M	Output $/1M	Context	Released
1	openai/o3-pro	SWE 79.5%	$20.00	$80.00	200K	2025-06-10
2	anthropic/claude-sonnet-4	SWE 76.8%	$3.00	$15.00	200K	2025-06-25
3	google/gemini-2.5-pro	SWE 75.2%	$1.25	$10.00	1M	2025-03-25
4	openai/o4-mini	SWE 73.6%	$1.10	$4.40	200K	2025-04-16
5	anthropic/claude-opus-4	SWE 72.5%	$15.00	$75.00	200K	2025-05-22

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### `compare_models`

Side-by-side comparison for 2-5 models. Best values are **bolded** automatically. Includes a `Released` row so you can spot outdated models at a glance.

**Parameters**

| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `models` | string[] | Yes | — | 2-5 model IDs or partial names |

**Example output**

Model Comparison (3 models)

	anthropic/claude-sonnet-4	openai/gpt-4.1	google/gemini-2.5-pro
Input $/1M	$3.00	$2.00	$1.25
Output $/1M	$15.00	$8.00	$5.00
Context	200K	1M	1M
Max Output	64K	32K	65K
SWE-bench	76.8%	55.0%	75.2%
Aider Polyglot	72.1%	65.3%	71.8%
Arena Elo	1467	1492	1445
Vision	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tools	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reasoning	Yes	No	Yes
Open Source	No	No	No
Released	2025-06-25	2025-04-14	2025-03-25

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### `recommend_model`

Personalized top-3 recommendations. Scores combine weighted benchmarks, pricing, capability bonuses, and a freshness bonus (+3 points for models released within 3 months, +1 within 6 months).

**Parameters**

| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `use_case` | enum | Yes | — | `coding`, `math`, `general`, `vision`, `creative`, `reasoning`, `cost-effective` |
| `max_input_price` | number | No | — | Max input price (USD/1M tokens) |
| `max_output_price` | number | No | — | Max output price (USD/1M tokens) |
| `min_context` | number | No | — | Minimum context window in tokens |
| `require_vision` | boolean | No | — | Require image input support |
| `require_tools` | boolean | No | — | Require tool/function calling support |
| `require_open_source` | boolean | No | — | Require open-source license |
| `min_release_date` | string | No | — | `YYYY-MM-DD`. Excludes older models |

**Example output**

Recommended for: coding

1. anthropic/claude-sonnet-4 (score: 78)

Input: $3.00/1M | Output: $15.00/1M | Context: 200K | Released: 2025-06-25 Benchmarks: SWE-bench: 76.8%, Aider: 72.1%, Arena: 1467 Strengths: reasoning, tools, vision

2. google/gemini-2.5-flash (score: 74)

Input: $0.15/1M | Output: $0.60/1M | Context: 1M | Released: 2025-05-20 Benchmarks: SWE-bench: 62.9%, Arena: 1445 Strengths: tools, vision, 1M+ context

3. openai/o4-mini (score: 71)

Input: $1.10/1M | Output: $4.40/1M | Context: 200K | Released: 2025-04-16 Benchmarks: SWE-bench: 73.6%, Arena: 1430 Strengths: reasoning, tools

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## Data Sources

All data is fetched in real time from free, public APIs. No authentication required.

| Source | Data | Models | Cache TTL |
|--------|------|--------|-----------|
| [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models) | Pricing, context lengths, modalities, release dates | 336+ | 1 hour |
| [SWE-bench](https://github.com/SWE-bench/swe-bench.github.io) | Coding benchmark (Verified leaderboard) | 30+ | 6 hours |
| [LM Arena](https://lmarena.ai) | Human preference Elo ratings | 314+ | 6 hours |
| [OpenCompass VLM](https://opencompass.org.cn) | Vision benchmarks: MMMU, MMBench, OCRBench, AI2D, MathVista | 284+ | 6 hours |
| [Aider Polyglot](https://aider.chat/docs/leaderboards/) | Multi-language coding pass rate | 63+ | 6 hours |

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## Context Cost

MCP tool definitions and responses consume your LLM's context window. This server is designed to be lean:

| Component | Tokens |
|-----------|--------|
| All 4 tool definitions | ~1,000 |
| Typical tool response | ~250-400 |

For comparison, most MCP servers that return raw JSON consume 3,000-10,000 tokens per response. Every response from llm-advisor-mcp is pre-formatted Markdown, keeping context costs roughly 10x lower.

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## Architecture

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ MCP Client (Claude, etc.) │ └──────────┬───────────────────────────────────┘ │ stdio (JSON-RPC) ┌──────────▼───────────────────────────────────┐ │ llm-advisor-mcp server │ │ │ │ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ ┌────────────┐ │ │ │ Tools │ │ Registry │ │ Cache │ │ │ │ (4 tools)│──│ (unified) │──│ (in-memory)│ │ │ └─────────┘ └───────────┘ └────────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ ┌────────────┼────────────┐ │ │ ▼ ▼ ▼ │ │ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │ │ │Normalizer│ │Percentile│ │ Fetchers │ │ │ │(slug map)│ │ (5 cats) │ │(5 sources│ │ │ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ OpenRouter SWE-bench Arena / VLM / Aider

- **TypeScript + ESM** — Single entry point, `tsup` build
- **In-memory cache** — TTL-based (1h pricing, 6h benchmarks), stale-while-revalidate
- **Cross-source normalization** — Maps inconsistent model names (e.g. `Claude 3.5 Sonnet` vs `anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet`) to canonical IDs
- **Percentile computation** — Ranks across 5 categories (coding, math, general, vision, cost efficiency)
- **Freshness scoring** — Recommendation algorithm gives a bonus to recently released models (+3 for <=3mo, +1 for <=6mo)
- **Zero runtime deps** beyond `@modelcontextprotocol/sdk` and `zod`

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## Roadmap

| Version | Status | Highlights |
|---------|--------|------------|
| v0.1 | Done | `get_model_info` + `list_top_models` via OpenRouter |
| v0.2 | Done | `compare_models` + `recommend_model` + SWE-bench + Arena Elo |
| v0.3 | Done | VLM benchmarks (MMMU, MMBench, OCRBench, AI2D, MathVista) + Aider Polyglot + percentile ranks + 43 tests |
| v0.4 | **Current** | Release date display, date-based filtering, freshness scoring in recommendations + 51 tests |
| v1.0 | Planned | Community contributions, weekly static data snapshots via GitHub Actions |

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## Development

```bash
git clone https://github.com/Daichi-Kudo/llm-advisor-mcp.git
cd llm-advisor-mcp
npm install
npm run build       # Build with tsup
npm run dev         # Run with tsx (hot reload)
npm test            # Run 51 unit tests (vitest)
npm run test:watch  # Watch mode

Project structure

src/
  index.ts              # Server entry point
  types.ts              # Shared type definitions
  tools/
    model-info.ts       # get_model_info tool
    list-top.ts         # list_top_models tool
    compare.ts          # compare_models tool
    recommend.ts        # recommend_model tool
    formatters.ts       # Markdown output formatters
  data/
    registry.ts         # Unified model registry
    cache.ts            # In-memory TTL cache
    normalizer.ts       # Cross-source name normalization
    percentiles.ts      # Percentile rank computation
    fetchers/
      openrouter.ts     # OpenRouter API
      swe-bench.ts      # SWE-bench leaderboard
      arena.ts          # LM Arena Elo ratings
      vlm-leaderboard.ts # OpenCompass VLM benchmarks
      aider.ts          # Aider Polyglot scores
    static/
      api-examples.ts   # API code snippet templates

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Add tests for new functionality
4. Run npm test to verify all 51 tests pass
5. Submit a pull request

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License

MIT -- Cognisant LLC