Astroway MCP vs OpenFate Bazi MCP
A side-by-side look at the Astroway MCP and OpenFate Bazi MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Astroway MCP for spirituality & esoterica work as a local process; choose OpenFate Bazi MCP 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 Astroway MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
ASTROWAY_API_KEY, ASTROWAY_TOOL_GROUPS, ASTROWAY_READONLY, ASTROWAY_DISCOVERY_MODE.
Choose OpenFate Bazi MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
calculate_bazi_chart, detect_bazi_interactions, calculate_true_solar_time.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Spirituality & Esoterica | Spirituality & Esoterica |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 65/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | ASTROWAY_API_KEYASTROWAY_TOOL_GROUPSASTROWAY_READONLYASTROWAY_DISCOVERY_MODE | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 4 | 160 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 6 |
| Full listing | View Astroway MCP | View OpenFate Bazi MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Astroway MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
OpenFate Bazi MCP tools 6
calculate_bazi_chartCalculate a deterministic OpenFate Bazi/Four Pillars chart with True Solar Time correction, Day Master, DAYUN_SECOND_V2 onset receipts, Da Yun cycles, and branch interactions. Pass an exact birth time plus timezone or timezoneId for a calculated V2 onset; otherwise inspect the explicit unavailable/fallback receipt.detect_bazi_interactionsDetect raw Earthly Branch relationship occurrences for a natal chart and optional annual and Da Yun branches. Preserves every matching pillar position, including repeated branches. Covers clashes, six-combinations, the eight central-branch half-trines (COMBINATION_HALF), full trines, directionals, punishments, destructions, and harms. Results establish relationship presence, not weights, cancellation, or automatic transformation; targetElement is an affinity, not transformed energy.calculate_true_solar_timeCalculate OpenFate True Solar Time from civil birth time, longitude, timezone, and optional DST offset. Use this when explaining why the hour pillar may differ from ordinary clock-time tools.reverse_bazi_to_solar_timesFind possible Gregorian datetimes that produce a given four-pillar Bazi string. This is useful when a user only has a Bazi chart or screenshot. This lookup uses clock-time pillars without location-based true solar correction.get_openfate_bazi_policyReturn OpenFate calculation policy and LLM guidance for Bazi chart calls.get_openfate_bazi_resourcesReturn canonical OpenFate URLs for charting, readings, compatibility, wealth, true solar time, and AI crawler metadata.
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.
Astroway MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"astroway-astroway-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@astroway/mcp"
],
"env": {
"ASTROWAY_API_KEY": "YOUR_ASTROWAY_API_KEY_HERE",
"ASTROWAY_TOOL_GROUPS": "YOUR_ASTROWAY_TOOL_GROUPS_HERE",
"ASTROWAY_READONLY": "YOUR_ASTROWAY_READONLY_HERE",
"ASTROWAY_DISCOVERY_MODE": "YOUR_ASTROWAY_DISCOVERY_MODE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
OpenFate Bazi MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"openfate-bazi-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@openfate/bazi-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Astroway MCP is categorized under Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a local stdio subprocess. OpenFate Bazi MCP belongs to Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Astroway MCP for spirituality & esoterica work and OpenFate Bazi MCP 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.
Astroway MCP is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key required. OpenFate Bazi MCP 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 astroway-astroway-mcp and openfate-bazi-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Astroway MCP has a quality signal of 57/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 4 GitHub stars. OpenFate Bazi MCP has 65/100 (Great) with 2 views, 0 installs and 160 GitHub stars.