A side-by-side look at the 2Captcha MCP and Who Gho MCP Server 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 Who Gho MCP Server for biology, medicine and bioinformatics 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.who_search_indicators, who_list_indicators, who_get_indicator_metadata.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 52/100 · 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 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 28 | 6 |
| Full listing | View 2Captcha MCP | View Who Gho MCP Server |
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`, `urlwho_search_indicatorsSearch the GHO indicator catalog by keyword in indicator nameswho_list_indicatorsBrowse the full indicator catalog with paginationwho_get_indicator_metadataFetch indicator names and supported filter dimensions for up to 10 codeswho_list_dimensionsList all dimension type codes available in the GHO APIwho_list_dimension_valuesList valid codes and labels for a dimension type (COUNTRY, REGION, SEX, etc.)who_query_indicator_dataQuery data rows for an indicator with spatial, temporal, and dimension filtersPaste 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": {
"who-gho-mcp-server": {
"command": "bunx",
"args": [
"@cyanheads/who-gho-mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}
}
