Color Palette vs Radar
A side-by-side look at the Color Palette and Radar MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Color Palette for cloud platforms work as a local process; choose Radar for cloud platforms over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Color Palette when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Radar when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cloud Platforms | Cloud Platforms |
| Quality signal | 33/100 · Emerging | 60/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 3,908 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Color Palette | View Radar |
Tools & capabilities
Color Palette tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Radar 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.
Color Palette
{
"mcpServers": {
"color-palette": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@lazymac/mcp"
]
}
}
}
Radar
{
"mcpServers": {
"skyhook-io-radar": {
"url": "https://api.producthunt.com/widgets/embed-image/v1/top-post-badge.svg?post_id=1130618&theme=neutral&period=daily"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Color Palette is categorized under Cloud Platforms and uses a local stdio subprocess. Radar belongs to Cloud Platforms and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Color Palette for cloud platforms work and Radar for cloud platforms.
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.
Color Palette has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Radar 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 color-palette and skyhook-io-radar as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Color Palette has a quality signal of 33/100 (Emerging) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Radar has 60/100 (Good) with 5 views, 0 installs and 3,908 GitHub stars.