Agent Swarm vs Agent MCP
A side-by-side look at the Agent Swarm and Agent MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Agent Swarm for coding agents work over a hosted endpoint; choose Agent MCP for coding agents over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Agent Swarm when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
API_KEY.
Choose Agent MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
OPENAI_API_KEY, AGENT_MCP_HOST, AGENT_MCP_PORT, AGENT_MCP_LOG_LEVEL, AGENT_MCP_PROJECT_DIR, AGENT_MCP_MAX_AGENTS. - You want tools like
create_agent, list_agents, terminate_agent.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Coding Agents | Coding Agents |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 60/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | API_KEY | OPENAI_API_KEYAGENT_MCP_HOSTAGENT_MCP_PORTAGENT_MCP_LOG_LEVELAGENT_MCP_PROJECT_DIRAGENT_MCP_MAX_AGENTS |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 906 | 1,304 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 12 |
| Full listing | View Agent Swarm | View Agent MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Agent Swarm tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Agent MCP tools 12
create_agentlist_agentsterminate_agentassign_taskview_tasksupdate_task_statusask_project_ragupdate_project_contextview_project_contextsend_agent_messagebroadcast_messagerequest_assistance
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 Swarm
{
"mcpServers": {
"agent-swarm": {
"url": "https://api.desplega.agent-swarm.dev/p/e3473addceb348c0bed6cb93bd5aa532"
}
}
}
Agent MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"rinadelph-agent-mcp": {
"url": "http://localhost:8000/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Agent Swarm is categorized under Coding Agents and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Agent MCP belongs to Coding Agents and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Agent Swarm for coding agents work and Agent MCP for coding agents.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Agent Swarm has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Agent MCP is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add agent-swarm and rinadelph-agent-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Agent Swarm has a quality signal of 48/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 906 GitHub stars. Agent MCP has 60/100 (Good) with 5 views, 0 installs and 1,304 GitHub stars.