A side-by-side look at the 2Captcha MCP and Pm Claude Skills MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose 2Captcha MCP for communication work as a local process; choose Pm Claude Skills for product management as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
TWOCAPTCHA_API_KEY.twocaptcha_solve_normal, twocaptcha_solve_text, twocaptcha_solve_audio.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Product Management |
| 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 | BYOK (pay the provider) | Not declared |
| Required env vars | TWOCAPTCHA_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 1,458 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 28 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View 2Captcha MCP | View Pm Claude Skills |
twocaptcha_solve_normalfile_path` xor `file_base64twocaptcha_solve_texttexttwocaptcha_solve_audiofile (xor), `audio_langtwocaptcha_solve_gridfile (xor)twocaptcha_solve_canvasfile (xor)twocaptcha_solve_coordinatesfile (xor)twocaptcha_solve_rotatefiles: listtwocaptcha_solve_vkimagefiles`, `stepstwocaptcha_solve_recaptchasitekey`, `url`, `version`, `enterprisetwocaptcha_solve_hcaptchasitekey`, `urltwocaptcha_solve_turnstilesitekey`, `url` (+ `data`/`pagedata` for CF Challenge)twocaptcha_solve_funcaptchasitekey`, `urlNo 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": {
"2captcha-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"twocaptcha-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TWOCAPTCHA_API_KEY": "YOUR_TWOCAPTCHA_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"pm-claude-skills": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pm-claude-skills"
]
}
}
}