A side-by-side look at the Alttext MCP and Trident MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Alttext MCP for multimedia process work as a local process; choose Trident MCP for multimedia process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
ALTTEXT_API_KEY.get_account, update_account, generate_alt_text.TRIPO_API_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | ALTTEXT_API_KEY | TRIPO_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 5 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 26 views 10 installs 5 upvotes |
| Tools | 12 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Alttext MCP | View Trident MCP |
get_accountCheck your credit balance, usage, and account settings.update_accountUpdate account name, webhook URL, or notification email.generate_alt_textGenerate alt text for an image URL. Supports multilingual output, custom prompts, keywords, and character limits. Uses account credits.generate_alt_text_from_fileGenerate alt text from a local image file. Automatically base64-encodes and uploads. Uses account credits.translate_imageAdd alt text in a new language for an existing image (by asset_id). Uses account credits.list_imagesList images in your library with pagination.search_imagesSearch your image library by alt text content.get_imageGet details for a specific image by asset ID.update_imageUpdate alt text, tags, or metadata for an image.delete_imageDelete an image from your library.bulk_createBulk generate alt text from a CSV file with image URLs and optional metadata.scrape_pageScan a web page, find images missing alt text, and queue generation. Results are async -- use `list_images` to check progress.No 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": {
"alttext-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@alttext_ai/alttext-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ALTTEXT_API_KEY": "YOUR_ALTTEXT_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Trident MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.