A side-by-side look at the Magic MCP and Docs MD — Markdown Share MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Magic MCP for developer tools work as a local process; choose Docs MD — Markdown Share for developer tools over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY, API_KEY_21ST.share_markdown, update_share, delete_share.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Paid service | Not declared |
| Required env vars | TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEYAPI_KEY_21ST | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5,997 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 16 views 1 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 3 |
| Full listing | View Magic MCP | View Docs MD — Markdown Share |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
share_markdownShare a markdown file and get a public URL. Returns an edit token that can be used later to update or delete the share.update_shareReplace the content of an existing share using its id and edit token.delete_sharePermanently delete a share using its id and edit token.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": {
"21st-dev-magic-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@21st-dev/cli@latest"
],
"env": {
"TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY": "YOUR_TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY_HERE",
"API_KEY_21ST": "YOUR_API_KEY_21ST_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"docs-md-markdown-share": {
"url": "https://docs-md.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}