Bda MCP vs Bazi MCP
A side-by-side look at the Bda MCP and 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 Bda MCP for spirituality & esoterica work over a hosted endpoint; choose 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 Bda MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
get_today_panchang, get_panchang_by_date_city, get_festival_calendar.
Choose Bazi MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- 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 | 55/100 · Good | 68/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 157 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 15 | 6 |
| Full listing | View Bda MCP | View Bazi MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Bda MCP tools 15
get_today_panchangReturn public daily Panchang data for a city/date context.get_panchang_by_date_cityReturn public Panchang JSON for a supplied date and city/location.get_festival_calendarReturn public festival feed or calendar export.get_udaya_lagnaReturn certified public ascendant-sign windows from local sunrise to the next local sunrise.get_tithi_infoUse the public Panchang utility/evidence endpoints for tithi context.get_tithi_calendarReturn deterministic annual start/end spans for one Tithi in the requested location timezone.get_nakshatra_infoUse public Panchang endpoints for nakshatra context by date/location.get_kundali_explanationReturn public Jyotish concept explanations without generating private user Kundali data.search_sanatan_encyclopediaUse canonical public Sanatan Encyclopedia pages and future search contracts.get_mantra_meaningReturn public reviewed-source discovery guidance for mantra meanings.get_jyotish_glossary_termReturn public Jyotish glossary/concept explanation metadata.get_public_bda_feature_summaryReturn public BDA service and API discovery metadata.- +3 more on the listing page
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.
Bda MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"bda-mcp": {
"url": "https://jyotish-api.bda.ai/mcp"
}
}
}
Bazi MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"openfate-ai-bazi-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@openfate/bazi-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Bda MCP is categorized under Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Bazi MCP belongs to Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Bda MCP for spirituality & esoterica work and 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.
Bda MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Bazi 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 bda-mcp and openfate-ai-bazi-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Bda MCP has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Bazi MCP has 68/100 (Great) with 2 views, 0 installs and 157 GitHub stars.