What is Next Everything?
Next Everything is a service that finds, prices and orders every part of a hardware project, either through your AI assistant or from an uploaded parts list.
It covers electronic components, circuit boards, 3D-printed parts, CNC-machined metal parts and hardware such as screws and inserts. You see every part with its price, choose what to order, and the parts arrive at your door.
Under the hood it is a remote MCP server, so assistants that support MCP can call it directly.
Who is Next Everything for?
It is built for hobbyists and engineers who build hardware and use AI assistants or design tools.
The example builds on its site include a desktop CNC router, a six-axis robot arm, a five-axis robot arm and a ball-balancing robot.
How does Next Everything work?
You describe what you need or upload a parts list, review every part and its price, and order only what you pick.
To start, create a free account, copy your personal key, add one setup snippet to your AI tool and ask it to order the parts for your build. You can also upload a parts list without an assistant. No credit card is needed.
- Build: design your project with your usual AI and design tools.
- Ask: describe what you need in one sentence, or upload a parts list.
- Pick: review every part with its price, untick what you already have, change quantities and select the rest.
- Build again: parts arrive at your door, and you can track them in one view.
What can Next Everything do?
It quotes, sources and tracks the parts for a build.
- Instant quotes for 3D-printed parts, CNC-machined metal parts and electronic components, with delivery estimates
- A pick list where you adjust quantities and order only what you are missing
- Parts list uploads in CSV, Excel, Gerber, STEP, STL and DXF formats
- Order tracking with live status, delivery dates and delay alerts with alternatives
- Handling of minimum order quantities and price breaks, and a flag when buying a few extra pieces is cheaper
- Replacement suggestions for out-of-stock parts, which need your approval before any swap
Which AI assistants and design tools work with it?
Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, Gemini, Windsurf and Zed on the assistant side, and tools such as KiCad, Altium, EasyEDA, Arduino, Fusion, SolidWorks, Onshape, FreeCAD and Bambu Studio on the design side.
Its documentation describes tools to scan a project into a bill of materials, search live stock and pricing, quote a build or a single fabricated part, create a payment link and track orders.
Can the AI spend my money?
No. Your assistant can prepare an order, but you open the payment link and approve the purchase yourself.
Out-of-stock parts are replaced only with your approval, and replacements are marked clearly.
How much does Next Everything cost?
The service is free to use. You pay only for the parts in an order you approve, at the price shown before payment.
Shipping is included and sales tax is shown before you pay. Example build kits on its site run from about $89 for a six-axis servo robot arm to about $249 for a desktop CNC router. Prices are in US dollars, and ordering covers the United States, Europe and the UK.
Alternatives to Next Everything
Hardware builders usually source electronics, boards and fabricated parts from different places. Next Everything combines them into one order that your AI assistant can prepare.
- OctopartA search engine for electronic components that compares stock and prices across distributors.octopart.com ↗
- JLCPCBA PCB manufacturer that also offers assembly, 3D printing and CNC services.jlcpcb.com ↗
- XometryAn on-demand manufacturing marketplace with instant quotes for CNC, 3D printing and sheet metal.xometry.com ↗
How Next Everything compares
| Option | Best for | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Next Everything | Builders who want electronics, boards, 3D prints and CNC parts priced and ordered together | A new service, delivering only to the United States, Europe and the UK, and its suppliers are not named on its site |
| Octopart | Finding and comparing electronic parts from many distributors | Electronics only, and you still place orders with each distributor |
| JLCPCB | Ordering circuit boards and assembled boards at low cost | Centred on its own boards and services, so other parts come from elsewhere |
| Xometry | Custom fabricated parts and production runs | Does not source off-the-shelf electronic components for you |
Next Everything is the simplest fit if you want one priced pick list for a whole build and your AI assistant to prepare the order. If you need only one kind of part, or full control over each supplier, a specialist such as Octopart, JLCPCB or Xometry may suit you better.
Questions people ask about Next Everything
What is Next Everything?
A service that finds every part a hardware project needs, shows the price and orders the parts you pick, through an AI assistant or an uploaded parts list.
Who is Next Everything for?
Hobbyists and engineers building hardware projects who use AI assistants or design tools.
Is Next Everything free?
Yes. The service is free to use and no credit card is needed to start. You pay only for the parts in an order you approve.
What parts can I order?
Electronics, circuit boards, 3D prints, CNC metal parts and hardware such as screws and inserts.
Do I need an AI assistant?
No. You can upload a parts list instead. The supported formats include CSV, Excel, Gerber, STEP, STL and DXF.
Which AI assistants does it work with?
Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, Gemini, Windsurf and Zed.
Can my AI assistant buy things without asking me?
No. The assistant prepares the order and a payment link, and you open the link and approve the purchase yourself.
What happens if a part is out of stock?
Next Everything suggests a replacement and marks it clearly. Nothing is swapped without your approval.
Where does it deliver?
The United States, Europe and the UK. Prices are shown in US dollars.
Does shipping cost extra?
Shipping is included in the price shown. Sales tax is shown before you pay.
What are the alternatives to Next Everything?
You can search electronics distributors and part-search sites such as Octopart, order boards from a PCB service such as JLCPCB, or get quotes for custom parts from a manufacturing service such as Xometry. Each covers one part of the job.
How does Next Everything compare with ordering part by part?
Next Everything puts electronics, boards, 3D prints and CNC parts into one priced pick list and one order, so you do not source each category separately. Ordering directly from each supplier gives you full control over every choice.