Toolbay
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What is Toolbay?
Toolbay Stack is an MIT-licensed agent stack for Claude Code featuring 60 free skills and 145 rigorously tested engines. Designed to minimize context overhead and catch reliability issues before deployment, each engine includes a mandatory self-test that prevents shipping untested code.
Toolbay pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free - MIT licensed, no paid tier
Toolbay pros
- 83% smaller context footprint per skill compared to alternative stacks (557.4 KB vs 3193.2 KB)
- Every engine has a mandatory self-test; engines without tests fail the suite rather than ship
- Free and MIT-licensed with zero dependencies; runs locally with no account or telemetry
- Measured correctness: caught 8 defects in testing that comparable stacks missed
Toolbay cons
- Not available on npm yet—requires git clone installation instead of simple npx command
- Some known defects remain (1 scenario where both implementations fail)
- Limited exclusively to Claude Code environment
Frequently asked questions about Toolbay
How do I install Toolbay Stack?
Clone from GitHub: git clone https://github.com/sriptcollector/toolbay-stack.git (not yet on npm)
What's included and what does it cost?
60 total skills and 145 engines. Free with MIT license; 20 free skills available without an account, 40 additional skills on the marketplace
Does it require an account or send telemetry?
No—runs entirely locally on your machine with zero dependencies and no telemetry
How does it compare to other skill stacks?
Uses 83% less context per skill and caught 8 defects in rigorous testing that comparable stacks missed. Handles failure reporting explicitly rather than silently.