A side-by-side look at the Geomelon MCP and BulkTranscripts YouTube MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Geomelon MCP for location services work as a local process; choose for search & data extraction over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one block.
mcpServersGEOMELON_API_KEY, PORT.search_cities, get_city, get_city_translations.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Location Services | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 74/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Required env vars | GEOMELON_API_KEYPORT | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 1 | — |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 10 views 3 installs 2 upvotes |
| Tools | 22 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Geomelon MCP | View BulkTranscripts YouTube |
search_citiesSearch by name, country code, region, population range, sort orderget_cityFull details for a city by UUIDget_city_translationsAll name translations for a city by UUIDget_city_settlement_typesSettlement-type classifications for a city by UUIDcities_by_coordinates_closestCities nearest to a lat/lon, ordered by distancecities_by_coordinates_largestLargest cities near a lat/lon, ordered by populationcities_distanceDistance in km between two citieslist_countriesList countries, filter by name prefix or telephone dialing codeget_countryFull details for a country by UUID (includes translations and regions)get_country_translationsName translations for a country by UUIDget_country_regionsAll administrative regions for a country by UUIDlist_regionsList regions, filter by country UUIDNo 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": {
"930m310n-geomelon-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"geomelon-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEOMELON_API_KEY": "YOUR_GEOMELON_API_KEY_HERE",
"PORT": "YOUR_PORT_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"bulktranscripts-youtube": {
"url": "https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp"
}
}
}