Baton vs Cursor Delegate
A side-by-side look at the Baton and Cursor Delegate MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Baton for coding agents work as a local process; choose Cursor Delegate for coding agents as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Baton when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Cursor Delegate when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Coding Agents | Coding Agents |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 44/100 · 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 | 27 | 4 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Baton | View Cursor Delegate |
Tools & capabilities
Baton tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Cursor Delegate 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.
Baton
{
"mcpServers": {
"baton-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@kasabeh/baton-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Cursor Delegate
{
"mcpServers": {
"cursor-delegate": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cursor-delegate-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Baton is categorized under Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Cursor Delegate belongs to Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Baton for coding agents work and Cursor Delegate 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.
Baton has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Cursor Delegate 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 baton-2 and cursor-delegate as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Baton has a quality signal of 45/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 27 GitHub stars. Cursor Delegate has 44/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 4 GitHub stars.