Crosspaste Desktop vs Anytype MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Crosspaste Desktop and Anytype MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Crosspaste Desktop when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Anytype MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS.
• Primary tools included: Global and space search, Spaces and member management, Objects and lists.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Crosspaste Desktop CrossPaste Workplace & Productivity	Anytype MCP Workplace & Productivity
Summary	Open-source cross-device clipboard manager with a built-in MCP server. Search and retrieve clipboard history synced across all your devices, read OCR text extracted from copied images, and add new items to the clipboard. Tools: searchclipboard, getpasteitem, getclipboardstats, listtags, addtoclipboard.	Official MCP server for Anytype API - your encrypted, local and collaborative wiki.
Category & Scope	Workplace & Productivity

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crosspaste-crosspaste-desktop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "crosspaste-crosspaste-desktop"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anytype-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@anyproto/anytype-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS": "YOUR_OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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