Asterwise vs Tarotoo Tarot
A side-by-side look at the Asterwise and Tarotoo Tarot MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Asterwise for spirituality & esoterica work over a hosted endpoint; choose Tarotoo Tarot for spirituality & esoterica as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Asterwise when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
ASTERWISE_API_BASE_URL, ASTERWISE_API_KEY. - You want tools like
western, natal, numerology.
Choose Tarotoo Tarot when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
get_card_meaning, list_cards, search_cards.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Spirituality & Esoterica | Spirituality & Esoterica |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 63/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | ASTERWISE_API_BASE_URLASTERWISE_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 3 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 16 | 5 |
| Full listing | View Asterwise | View Tarotoo Tarot |
Tools & capabilities
Asterwise tools 16
western16 tools (chart, transits, returns, progressions)natal13 tools (chart, dasha trees, ascendant systems)numerology11 tools (profile, compatibility, life path)tarot9 tools (draws, spreads, suit references)vedic_reference8 tools (nakshatra, planet nature, ayanamsha, classical reference)numerology_gaps7 tools (expression, soul urge, personality, maturity, balance, karmic, personal cycles)panchanga6 tools (panchanga day with every limb and timing, monthly calendar, muhurta search, choghadiya, rahu kaal, hora)crystals5 tools (list, by planet, recommendations, individual)dasha5 tools (vimshottari, ashtottari, yogini, char, transits)matchmaking5 tools (dashakoot, porutham, thirumana, papasamyam, compatibility)horoscope4 tools (daily/weekly/monthly/yearly)yoga_dosha4 tools (yogas, doshas, sade sati, pitra dosha)- +4 more on the listing page
Tarotoo Tarot tools 5
get_card_meaningGet the full meaning of a single tarot card from the Tarotoo dataset (Rider-Waite-Smith tradition): upright and reversed meanings and keywords, upright and reversed love, career, mood, and spiritual contexts, element, astrology, and upright and reversed yes/no values. Call this when you need the meaning of a specific card by name.list_cardsList tarot card names in the dataset, optionally filtered by arcana (major/minor) or suit (wands/cups/swords/pentacles). Call this to discover valid card names.search_cardsSearch all 78 tarot cards by theme, keyword, or topic (e.g. "new beginnings", "heartbreak", "career success"). Searches names, keywords, and meaning texts. Returns matching cards with their keywords. Call this when you have a theme rather than a card name.yes_no_answerGet the yes/no/maybe value of a tarot card for yes-or-no readings, with the upright meaning as justification. Covers all 78 cards.draw_cardsRandomly draw one or more distinct tarot cards from the full 78-card deck, optionally with reversals, returning each card's full meaning. Use for generating a reading spread.
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.
Asterwise
{
"mcpServers": {
"asterwise-2": {
"url": "https://mcp.asterwise.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Tarotoo Tarot
{
"mcpServers": {
"tarotoo-tarot": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tarotoo-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Asterwise is categorized under Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Tarotoo Tarot belongs to Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Asterwise for spirituality & esoterica work and Tarotoo Tarot for spirituality & esoterica.
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.
Asterwise has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Tarotoo Tarot 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 asterwise-2 and tarotoo-tarot as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Asterwise has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Tarotoo Tarot has 63/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 3 GitHub stars.