Redmine MCP Stateless vs OverlayQA MCP
A side-by-side look at the Redmine MCP Stateless and OverlayQA MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Redmine MCP Stateless for product management work over a hosted endpoint; choose OverlayQA MCP for product management as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Redmine MCP Stateless when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
MCP_TRANSPORT, REDMINE_URL, REDMINE_API_KEY. - You want tools like
list_issues, get_issue, create_issue.
Choose OverlayQA MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
scan_accessibility, scan_contrast, audit_tokens.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Product Management | Product Management |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | MCP_TRANSPORTREDMINE_URLREDMINE_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 7 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 13 | 15 |
| Full listing | View Redmine MCP Stateless | View OverlayQA MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Redmine MCP Stateless tools 13
list_issuesList issues with optional filters (project, status, assignee)get_issueIssue details including all comments and attachmentscreate_issueCreate a new issueupdate_issueUpdate an issue or add a commentupdate_journalEdit an existing comment (requires Redmine 5.0+)list_issues_with_journalsList issues with all comments — useful for per-assignee progress reviewsearch_issues_fullFull-text search across subject, description, and commentslist_projectsList all projectsget_projectProject detailslist_statusesAvailable issue statuseslist_trackersAvailable trackerslist_prioritiesAvailable priorities- +1 more on the listing page
OverlayQA MCP tools 15
scan_accessibilityRun a WCAG audit (axe-core) on any URL. Returns violations with severity, WCAG success criteria, and an overall score.scan_contrastCheck color-contrast ratios across a page. Returns the failing foreground/background element pairs.audit_tokensAudit a live URL's design-system tokens. Returns a 0-100 token-health score and findings (inconsistent font sizes, text colors, spacing, font families, border radii) with severity. Audits the live page only.scan_and_create_issuesScan a URL and auto-create an issue for every violation above a severity threshold.create_issueFile a QA issue with title, severity, type, description and optional assignee.list_issuesPage through issues filtered by status, severity, type, labels, assignee, creator, page, creation time, or active/finished/ignored state. Each issue says who filed it and whether it still needs a reply.update_issueEdit supplied issue fields, assignment, ignored state or status. Takes a UUID or display id such as OQ-12.create_projectCreate a project for a site URL.list_projectsList all projects on your team.list_labelsRead the workspace label library, assigned labels, and your permissions.create_labelCreate a reusable workspace label.set_issue_labelApply or remove one label without changing issue text or other labels.- +3 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.
Redmine MCP Stateless
{
"mcpServers": {
"daiji-sshr-redmine-mcp-stateless": {
"url": "http://localhost:8000/sse"
}
}
}
OverlayQA MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"overlayqa-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@overlayqa/mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Redmine MCP Stateless is categorized under Product Management and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. OverlayQA MCP belongs to Product Management and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Redmine MCP Stateless for product management work and OverlayQA MCP for product management.
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.
Redmine MCP Stateless is listed as free. Auth: api key required. OverlayQA MCP is listed as free. 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 daiji-sshr-redmine-mcp-stateless and overlayqa-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Redmine MCP Stateless has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 7 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. OverlayQA MCP has 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.
