A side-by-side look at the Bilance and Notch MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Bilance for developer tools work; choose Notch for multimedia process over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | B Bilance | N Notch |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
No confirmed install command for Bilance yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"notch": {
"url": "https://app.usenotch.ai/mcp/setup"
}
}
}
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| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 26 views 12 installs 6 upvotes |
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| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
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| Full listing | View Bilance | View Notch |
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