A side-by-side look at the Magic MCP and NDIS Provider Feed 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 NDIS Provider Feed 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.search_providers, get_provider, list_service_categories.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | N NDIS Provider Feed | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 51/100 · 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 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 16 views 1 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 3 |
| Full listing | View Magic MCP | View NDIS Provider Feed |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
search_providersSearch by head office location and/or service category. Returns currently Approved providers by default, sorted by business name.get_providerFull record for one provider, by ABN.list_service_categoriesThe 38 valid NDIS registration groups to use as `service_category`.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": {
"ndis-provider-feed": {
"url": "https://ndis-provider-feed-125475360011.australia-southeast1.run.app/mcp"
}
}
}