Apple Calendar vs Clickup
A side-by-side look at the Apple Calendar and Clickup MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Apple Calendar for workplace & productivity work as a local process; choose Clickup for workplace & productivity as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Apple Calendar when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Clickup when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Workplace & Productivity | Workplace & Productivity |
| Quality signal | 43/100 · Fair | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 52 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Apple Calendar | View Clickup |
Tools & capabilities
Apple Calendar tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Clickup tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
Apple Calendar
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-calendar-3": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@redpop/apple-calendar-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Clickup
{
"mcpServers": {
"clickup-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@taazkareem/clickup-mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}
}