Agent Device vs Pastea
A side-by-side look at the Agent Device and Pastea MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Agent Device for os automation work; choose Pastea for os automation as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Agent Device when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the OS Automation domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Pastea when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the OS Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
pastea_status.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | OS Automation | OS Automation |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 55/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5,125 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 1 |
| Full listing | View Agent Device | View Pastea |
Tools & capabilities
Agent Device tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Pastea tools 1
pastea_statusReports whether Pastea is reachable and connected on this Mac, and what to do if it is not.
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.
Agent Device
No confirmed install command for Agent Device yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Pastea
{
"mcpServers": {
"pastea": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pastea/mcp"
]
}
}
}