Athena Protocol vs Fm MCP
A side-by-side look at the Athena Protocol and Fm MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Fm MCPCoding AgentsDelegate summarising, extraction, classification and OCR to the macOS 27 on-device model.47FairAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Athena Protocol for coding agents work as a local process; choose Fm MCP for coding agents. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Athena Protocol when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
DEFAULT_LLM_PROVIDER, PROVIDER_SELECTION_PRIORITY.
FChoose Fm MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
FM_MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECS, FM_MCP_LOG. - You want tools like
summarise, extract, classify.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | F Fm MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Coding Agents | Coding Agents |
| Quality signal | 44/100 · Fair | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Free |
| Required env vars | DEFAULT_LLM_PROVIDERPROVIDER_SELECTION_PRIORITY | FM_MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECSFM_MCP_LOG |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 7 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 4 |
| Full listing | View Athena Protocol | View Fm MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Athena Protocol tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Fm MCP tools 4
summariseCondenses logs, documents, notes and transcripts into a gist: a paragraph, or at most 7 bullets. Not a full record.extractPulls named fields out of one text as JSON, from a JSON Schema you give. Works best with a flat schema.classifySorts one text into labels you choose (one label, or several with `multi`).ocrReads the text in a PNG, JPEG, HEIC, TIFF, GIF or BMP image. Not PDF.
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.
Athena Protocol
{
"mcpServers": {
"athena-protocol": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"usage"
],
"env": {
"DEFAULT_LLM_PROVIDER": "YOUR_DEFAULT_LLM_PROVIDER_HERE",
"PROVIDER_SELECTION_PRIORITY": "YOUR_PROVIDER_SELECTION_PRIORITY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Fm MCP
No confirmed install command for Fm MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Athena Protocol is categorized under Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Fm MCP belongs to Coding Agents and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Athena Protocol for coding agents work and Fm MCP for coding agents.
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. Fm MCP has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Athena Protocol is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. Fm MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 athena-protocol and fm-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Athena Protocol has a quality signal of 44/100 (Fair) with 4 views, 0 installs and 7 GitHub stars. Fm MCP has 47/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.