Bda MCP vs Tarotoo Tarot
A side-by-side look at the Bda MCP and Tarotoo Tarot 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 Tarotoo Tarot 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 Tarotoo Tarot when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
get_card_meaning, list_cards, search_cards.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Spirituality & Esoterica | Spirituality & Esoterica |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 63/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | 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 | 0 | 3 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 15 | 5 |
| Full listing | View Bda MCP | View Tarotoo Tarot |
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
Tarotoo Tarot tools 5
get_card_meaningGet the full meaning of a single tarot card from the Tarotoo dataset (Rider-Waite-Smith tradition): upright and reversed meanings and keywords, upright and reversed love, career, mood, and spiritual contexts, element, astrology, and upright and reversed yes/no values. Call this when you need the meaning of a specific card by name.list_cardsList tarot card names in the dataset, optionally filtered by arcana (major/minor) or suit (wands/cups/swords/pentacles). Call this to discover valid card names.search_cardsSearch all 78 tarot cards by theme, keyword, or topic (e.g. "new beginnings", "heartbreak", "career success"). Searches names, keywords, and meaning texts. Returns matching cards with their keywords. Call this when you have a theme rather than a card name.yes_no_answerGet the yes/no/maybe value of a tarot card for yes-or-no readings, with the upright meaning as justification. Covers all 78 cards.draw_cardsRandomly draw one or more distinct tarot cards from the full 78-card deck, optionally with reversals, returning each card's full meaning. Use for generating a reading spread.
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"
}
}
}
Tarotoo Tarot
{
"mcpServers": {
"tarotoo-tarot": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tarotoo-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Bda MCP is categorized under Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Tarotoo Tarot belongs to Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Bda MCP for spirituality & esoterica work and Tarotoo Tarot 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. Tarotoo Tarot 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 bda-mcp and tarotoo-tarot 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. Tarotoo Tarot has 63/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 3 GitHub stars.