A side-by-side look at the MCP Server and Wathba MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Server for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Wathba for finance & fintech. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
FRIHET_API_KEY.group, limit.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | W Wathba | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 36/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | FRIHET_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 11 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 10 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View MCP Server | View Wathba |
grouplimitNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"-frihet-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@frihet/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"FRIHET_API_KEY": "YOUR_FRIHET_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Wathba yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.