Baton vs Reason
A side-by-side look at the Baton and Reason 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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ReasonCoding AgentsStart and manage Reason cloud coding agents, projects and sessions from any MCP client.36FairAuth: oauth 2.0Verdict: choose Baton for coding agents work as a local process; choose Reason for coding agents. 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.
RChoose Reason when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | R Reason | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Coding Agents | Coding Agents |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 36/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
Tools & capabilities
Baton tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Reason 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"
]
}
}
}
Reason
No confirmed install command for Reason yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Baton is categorized under Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Reason belongs to Coding Agents and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Baton for coding agents work and Reason 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. Reason has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Baton has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Reason has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: oauth 2.0. 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 reason 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. Reason has 36/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.