Computer Board vs Infra MCP
A side-by-side look at the Computer Board and Infra MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Computer Board for monitoring work over a hosted endpoint; choose Infra MCP for monitoring as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Computer Board when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
COMPUTER_BOARD_CONFIG, COMPUTER_BOARD_CLI.
Choose Infra MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: other.
- You want tools like
list_vms, get_infra_overview, get_service_status.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | other |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | COMPUTER_BOARD_CONFIGCOMPUTER_BOARD_CLI | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 10 |
| Full listing | View Computer Board | View Infra MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Computer Board tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Infra MCP tools 10
list_vmsAll VMs with reachability and watched servicesget_infra_overviewService states + DB health for one VM in a single callget_service_statussystemd state, uptime, last 5 log linesget_service_logsBounded journald logs, filtered by severityget_log_fileLast N lines of an allowed log file, optional grepget_db_statusConnection counts, waiting locks, long-running query countquery_dbBounded caller-supplied `SELECTlist_tablesTables in a database (schema + name), capped at 200describe_tableColumns, types, primary key, foreign keys for one tableget_audit_logRecent entries from the local audit log
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.
Computer Board
{
"mcpServers": {
"black942026-computer-board": {
"url": "http://127.0.0.1:3000/mcp"
}
}
}
Infra MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"esp4ce-infra-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"infra-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Computer Board is categorized under Monitoring and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Infra MCP belongs to Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Computer Board for monitoring work and Infra MCP for monitoring.
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.
Computer Board is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Infra MCP is listed as free. Auth: other. 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 black942026-computer-board and esp4ce-infra-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Computer Board has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Infra MCP has 53/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.