AI app starters · Rank #43
scira-mcp-chat
Grade F: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
A minimalistic MCP client with a good feature set.
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 311 days ago. receipt ↗
- Vercel AI SDK 4 declared; latest is 7 (3 majors behind). receipt ↗
- Drizzle 0.44.2 declared; latest is 0.45.4 (0.x releases can break). receipt ↗
- Next.js 15 declared; latest is 16 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- Zod 3 declared; latest is 4 (1 major behind). receipt ↗
- On current major: React, Tailwind CSS. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit c9467dc on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:24 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
- Two or more breaking releases behind on a core dependency.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel AI SDK ai | 4.3.19 | 7.0.143 | 3 majors behind |
| TypeScript typescript | 5.8.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Drizzle drizzle-orm | 0.44.2 | 0.45.4 | 1 major behind |
| Next.js next | 15.4.8 | 16.4.2 | 1 major behind |
| Zod zod | 3.23.8 | 4.6.7 | 1 major behind |
| React react | 19.1.0 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.1.11 | 4.3.3 | Current |
Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.
What's in the stack
- Framework
- Next.js
- Database / ORM
- Drizzle, Neon, node-postgres
- API layer
- TanStack Query
- Monitoring
- Vercel Analytics
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AIStreaming text responses
Streaming text responses powered by the AI SDK by Vercel
- AIMultiple AI providers
multiple AI providers to be used interchangeably with just a few lines of code
- AIMCP server integration
Full integration with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers
- AIBuilt-in tool integration
Built-in tool integration for extending AI capabilities
- AIReasoning model support
Reasoning model support
- APIHTTP and SSE transports
HTTP and SSE transport types for connecting to various MCP tool providers
- UIshadcn/ui components
shadcn/ui components for a modern, responsive UI powered by Tailwind CSS
- UINext.js App Router
Built with the latest Next.js App Router
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Sep 29, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
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History
Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Dormant | 2+ majors behind | 0 |
Sources
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- Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit c9467dc)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)
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