A side-by-side look at the Bot Bridge CC Helper and Magic MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Bot Bridge CC Helper for developer tools work; choose Magic MCP for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
cc_helper_status, cc_helper_dispatch, cc_helper_task_status.TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY, API_KEY_21ST.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | B Bot Bridge CC Helper | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | Paid service |
| Required env vars | None listed | TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEYAPI_KEY_21ST |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 5,997 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 16 views 1 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Bot Bridge CC Helper | View Magic MCP |
cc_helper_statusIs the Helper installed, and how many jobs are queued/running/done.cc_helper_dispatchWrite one job JSON into `inbox\`. Returns the task id.cc_helper_task_statusRead `running\<id>\status.json` + `progress.md`, or `done\<id>\status.json`.cc_helper_list_tasksList queued, running and finished tasks.cc_helper_stopWrite `stop` into `control\<id>.cmd`.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 Bot Bridge CC Helper yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"21st-dev-magic-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@21st-dev/cli@latest"
],
"env": {
"TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY": "YOUR_TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY_HERE",
"API_KEY_21ST": "YOUR_API_KEY_21ST_HERE"
}
}
}
}