Chisel vs Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl
A side-by-side look at the Chisel and Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDslFile SystemsCreate, read and round-trip Excel workbooks (.xlsx/.xlsm) via a type-safe F# DSL, including regenerating the F# source that reproduces a file.43FairAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Chisel for file systems work over a hosted endpoint; choose Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl for file systems. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Chisel when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You want tools like
patch_apply, append, write_file.
Choose Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | File Systems | File Systems |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 43/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | — |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 24 | 9 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Chisel | View Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl |
Tools & capabilities
Chisel tools 6
patch_applyApply a unified diff atomically; accepts raw or ````diff` fenced patches — **primary edit tool; sends only changed lines, not the full fileappendAppend content to an existing filewrite_fileWrite (create or overwrite) a file; creates parent dirs automaticallycreate_directoryCreate a directory tree (`mkdir -p` semantics)move_fileMove or rename a file within rootshell_execRun a whitelisted command — `grep sed awk find cat head tail wc sort uniq cut tr diff file stat ls du rg
Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from 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.
Chisel
{
"mcpServers": {
"ckanthony-chisel": {
"url": "http://127.0.0.1:8080/mcp"
}
}
}
Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl
No confirmed install command for Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Chisel is categorized under File Systems and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl belongs to File Systems and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Chisel for file systems work and Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl for file systems.
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. Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Chisel is listed as free. Auth: api key required. Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 ckanthony-chisel and kookerella-ltd-kookerella-fsopenxmldsl as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Chisel has a quality signal of 57/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 24 GitHub stars. Kookerella.FsOpenXmlDsl has 43/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 9 GitHub stars.
