Anymd vs Cindyloo Dropbox MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the Anymd and Cindyloo Dropbox 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 Anymd for file systems work as a local process; choose Cindyloo Dropbox MCP Server for file systems. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Anymd when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
inspect, outline, read.
Choose Cindyloo Dropbox MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
- You have the keys it needs:
DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN. - You want tools like
list_files, search_files, read_file.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | File Systems | File Systems |
| Quality signal | 73/100 · Great | 32/100 · Emerging |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1,050 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | 5 |
| Full listing | View Anymd | View Cindyloo Dropbox MCP Server |
Tools & capabilities
Anymd tools 4
inspectDocument and media evidence when Markdown is not enough. video_timeline (bounded scene/cue timeline) and render_frame (actual decoded frames), and cite_check (quote/location support, not semantic truth), are anymd Pro; PDF operations: inspect (page facts, metadata), render_page (PNG images), extract_regions (crop bounding boxes), ocr_pages / analyze_regions (configured OCR or vision provider), structure (JSON with document map, elements, geometry; profile quality|research adds trust and accessibility reports), compare (page-level diff of sources[0] vs sources[1]).outlineReturn a document heading tree with stable node ids, title paths, page/slide/chapter ranges and Markdown byte ranges. PDF bookmarks or detected headings, Word headings, PowerPoint slides, EPUB chapters and headings, HTML and Markdown. format json (default) or tree. Pass a node id to read to fetch that section.readRead any document as clean Markdown: PDF, Word (DOCX), PowerPoint (PPTX), Excel (XLSX/XLS/ODS), CSV, EPUB, HTML or a web URL, Markdown/text, images (metadata + OCR), audio/video (metadata, chapters, subtitles). Pages/slides/sheets carry <!-- page N --> style markers for citation. Long documents stop at max_tokens (default 20000) and end with a cursor to continue; choose pages with pages: "1-5,8". A directory returns its readable files.searchSearch documents for text: one file, many files, whole directories (recursive, .gitignore aware), or URLs, across every format read supports. Returns each hit as file + page/slide/sheet + a snippet with the match in bold. mode auto (default) finds the exact phrase and falls back to BM25-ranked passages when there is none; literal or ranked force one. Narrow directories with glob, e.g. "*.pdf".
Cindyloo Dropbox MCP Server tools 5
list_filesList files and folders in a Dropbox directory.search_filesSearch for files by name.read_fileRead the full content of a file.get_file_infoGet detailed metadata about a file.search_file_contentSearch for text within specific files.
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.
Anymd
{
"mcpServers": {
"anymd": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sylphx/anymd"
]
}
}
}
Cindyloo Dropbox MCP Server
No confirmed install command for Cindyloo Dropbox MCP Server yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Anymd is categorized under File Systems and uses a local stdio subprocess. Cindyloo Dropbox MCP Server belongs to File Systems and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Anymd for file systems work and Cindyloo Dropbox MCP Server for file systems.
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. Cindyloo Dropbox MCP Server has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Anymd is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Cindyloo Dropbox MCP Server has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 anymd and cindyloo-dropbox-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Anymd has a quality signal of 73/100 (Great) with 4 views, 0 installs and 1,050 GitHub stars. Cindyloo Dropbox MCP Server has 32/100 (Emerging) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.
