Magic MCP vs Freebazi
A side-by-side look at the Magic MCP and Freebazi 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 architecture & design work as a local process; choose Freebazi for spirituality & esoterica as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Magic MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Architecture & Design domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY, API_KEY_21ST.
Choose Freebazi when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
compute_bazi_chart, search_cities.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Architecture & Design | Spirituality & Esoterica |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| 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 | 6,217 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 16 views 1 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 2 |
| Full listing | View Magic MCP | View Freebazi |
Tools & capabilities
Magic MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Freebazi tools 2
compute_bazi_chartCompute a full Chinese Bazi (八字, Four Pillars of Destiny) chart from a birth date, time, and place. Returns the four pillars, Day Master, Ten Gods, Hidden Stems, Five Elements, Na Yin, Growth Stages, Shen Sha, branch relations, Luck Pillars, and the current year, computed with True Solar Time and historical daylight-saving handling. Provide a birth city (use search_cities to resolve it) for accurate true solar time, or pass longitude and utcOffset directly.search_citiesSearch the built-in city list (about 490 major world cities) by English or Chinese name. Returns matches with their country, longitude, and IANA time zone, so you can pass an exact city to compute_bazi_chart for accurate True Solar Time.
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.
Magic MCP
{
"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"
}
}
}
}
Freebazi
{
"mcpServers": {
"freebazi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"freebazi-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Magic MCP is categorized under Architecture & Design and uses a local stdio subprocess. Freebazi belongs to Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Magic MCP for architecture & design work and Freebazi for spirituality & esoterica.
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.
Magic MCP is listed as a paid service. Auth: api key required. Freebazi has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 21st-dev-magic-mcp and freebazi as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Magic MCP has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 16 views, 1 installs and 6,217 GitHub stars. Freebazi has 53/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.