Capsulate vs Edition API
A side-by-side look at the Capsulate and Edition API MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Capsulate for os automation work as a local process; choose Edition API for os automation as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Capsulate when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the OS Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
CAPSULATE_API_KEY. - You want tools like
capsulate_launch, capsulate_list, capsulate_get.
Choose Edition API when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the OS Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
EDITION_API_URL, EDITION_API_KEY. - You want tools like
memory_store, memory_recall, memory_facts.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | OS Automation | OS Automation |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 60/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | CAPSULATE_API_KEY | EDITION_API_URLEDITION_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 54 | 45 |
| Full listing | View Capsulate | View Edition API |
Tools & capabilities
Capsulate tools 54
capsulate_launchLaunch a new isolated cloud sandbox (capsule) and (by default) wait until it is ready. Returns the capsule id and connection info. Use the returned sessionId for exec/files/etc. With skill, the capsule is the skill's environment (its saved template with the software set up) and the skill's setup procedure has run, so you can use its procedures right away.capsulate_listList the team's active capsules.capsulate_getFetch a capsule's full details by id.capsulate_destroyTerminate a capsule and release its resources.capsulate_execExecute a command inside a capsule and return stdout, stderr, and the exit code. Provide the command as an argv array, e.g. ['ls','-la','/workspace']. Commands first: files, installs, settings, scripts and data are one call here, a fraction of a second, where the screen takes many steps. On a Linux desktop capsule it runs as the desktop user 'capsulate' (home folder, DISPLAY :1, so apps open on the shared screen); prefix 'sudo' for root. On Windows pass ['powershell.exe', '-Command', '<script>']: it runs in the desktop session's PowerShell, about 0.3 s. It works while a person holds the screen.capsulate_run_codeRun a snippet of code inside a capsule: python, node or bash on Linux, powershell on Windows (about 0.3 s). Returns stdout/stderr/exit. Faster than doing the same on the screen.capsulate_write_fileWrite a UTF-8 text file inside a capsule (the folder is created). One call, far faster than typing it into an editor on the screen; open it afterwards with capsulate_open if the person should see it.capsulate_read_fileRead a UTF-8 text file from inside a capsule. One call, no screen needed.capsulate_set_envSet environment variables inside a running capsule.capsulate_screenshotCapture a screenshot of a desktop capsule. Returns the image so you can see the screen. For a smaller, faster image ask for format 'jpeg', a scale such as 0.5, or only a region (x, y, w, h) of the screen; the text after the image says how its points map back to screen pixels, which click and the other tools take.capsulate_clickClick at pixel (x, y) in a desktop capsule. Pass screenshot:true to see the screen after the click.capsulate_typeType text into the focused field of a desktop capsule.- +42 more on the listing page
Edition API tools 45
memory_store会話やイベントのエピソードを永続記憶に保存します。日本語の文脈（敬語レベル、主語省略、暗黙の了解）も構造化して保持します。auto_extract=trueにすると、テキストからファクト（主語→述語→目的語の三つ組）を自動抽出します。memory_recall過去の記憶をセマンティック検索で呼び出します。「前回の会議で○○部長が仰った件」のような曖昧な日本語クエリにも対応します。memory_facts現在有効なファクト（構造化された事実）の一覧を取得します。ファクトは「主語→述語→目的語」の三つ組で、確度と有効期限を持ちます。memory_context現在のセッション状態（有効な事実・合意事項のサマリー）を取得します。エージェントのプロンプトに注入して文脈を維持するために使います。新しい会話セッション開始時や、長い会話の途中で文脈を再確認したい場合に呼び出してください。個別のファクトを一覧で見たい場合はmemory_factsを使ってください。memory_extractテキストからファクト（主語→述語→目的語の三つ組）を自動抽出します。日本語の敬語・主語省略・社会的階層を分析して構造化します。store=trueにすると抽出結果をメモリに永続保存します（書き込み発生）。store=false（デフォルト）なら読み取り専用で、保存せずに抽出結果のみ返します。memory_storeとの違い: memory_storeはエピソード全体を保存、memory_extractはテキストからファクトのみを抽出。regulation_check特定のビジネスアクションに必要な日本の規制・許認可情報を回答します。10業種の詳細データベース + 訪日旅行者向け規制に対応。regulation_industries日本の規制データベースに登録されている業種の一覧を取得します。対応業種を確認したい場合や、regulation_checkに渡すindustryパラメータの値を調べたい場合に使ってください。特定の規制内容を知りたい場合はregulation_checkを使ってください。regulation_tourist訪日旅行者向けの規制・マナー情報のカテゴリ一覧を取得します。ビザ、免税、交通、宿泊、医療、マナーの6カテゴリ。どのカテゴリがあるか一覧で確認したい場合に使ってください。特定のカテゴリの詳細を知りたい場合はregulation_check（entity_type='tourist'）を使ってください。protocol_check日本のビジネスプロトコル（根回し、稟議、報連相、名刺交換、席順、贈答）を検索します。protocol_list日本のビジネスプロトコルの一覧を取得します。カテゴリを一覧で確認したい場合はこのツールを使い、特定のプロトコル（例: 名刺交換）の詳細を知りたい場合はprotocol_checkを使ってください。calendar_check日本のビジネスカレンダー情報を検索します。祝日、決算期、贈答シーズン、行政締切、季節性ビジネスの5カテゴリ。calendar_list日本のビジネスカレンダーの全カテゴリ一覧を取得します。カテゴリを一覧で確認したい場合はこのツールを使い、特定の日付やイベント（例: GW、確定申告）を検索する場合はcalendar_checkを使ってください。- +33 more on the listing page
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.
Capsulate
{
"mcpServers": {
"capsulate": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@capsulate/mcp"
],
"env": {
"CAPSULATE_API_KEY": "YOUR_CAPSULATE_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Edition API
{
"mcpServers": {
"edition-api": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"edition-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"EDITION_API_URL": "YOUR_EDITION_API_URL_HERE",
"EDITION_API_KEY": "YOUR_EDITION_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Capsulate is categorized under OS Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Edition API belongs to OS Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Capsulate for os automation work and Edition API for os automation.
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.
Capsulate has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Edition API 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 capsulate and edition-api as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Capsulate has a quality signal of 61/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Edition API has 60/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.