Agent vs Muster
A side-by-side look at the Agent and Muster MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Agent for aggregators work as a local process; choose Muster for aggregators over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Agent when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Aggregators domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Muster when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Aggregators domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Aggregators | Aggregators |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 55/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 519 | 39 |
| Directory activity | 10 views 1 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Agent | View Muster |
Tools & capabilities
Agent tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Muster tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
Agent
{
"mcpServers": {
"1mcp-agent": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@1mcp/agent"
]
}
}
}
Muster
{
"mcpServers": {
"muster": {
"url": "http://localhost:8090/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Agent is categorized under Aggregators and uses a local stdio subprocess. Muster belongs to Aggregators and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Agent for aggregators work and Muster for aggregators.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Agent is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Muster is listed as free. Auth: oauth 2.0. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add 1mcp-agent and muster as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Agent has a quality signal of 51/100 (Good) with 10 views, 1 installs and 519 GitHub stars. Muster has 55/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 39 GitHub stars.