A side-by-side look at the ApparelHub and Hou Tea 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 ApparelHub for e-commerce work as a local process; choose Hou Tea MCP Server for e-commerce as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
APPARELHUB_API_KEY, APPARELHUB_MCP_TELEMETRY, APPARELHUB_MCP_PYTHON.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | E-Commerce | E-Commerce |
| Quality signal | 36/100 · Fair | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Not declared |
| Required env vars | APPARELHUB_API_KEYAPPARELHUB_MCP_TELEMETRYAPPARELHUB_MCP_PYTHON | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View ApparelHub | View Hou Tea MCP Server |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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": {
"apparelhub": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@apparelhub/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"APPARELHUB_API_KEY": "YOUR_APPARELHUB_API_KEY_HERE",
"APPARELHUB_MCP_TELEMETRY": "YOUR_APPARELHUB_MCP_TELEMETRY_HERE",
"APPARELHUB_MCP_PYTHON": "YOUR_APPARELHUB_MCP_PYTHON_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"jackrain19743-hou-tea-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hou-tea/mcp-server@next"
]
}
}
}