Astral MCP vs Wasilah
A side-by-side look at the Astral MCP and Wasilah MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Astral MCP for spirituality & esoterica work as a local process; choose Wasilah for spirituality & esoterica over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Astral MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
astral_compute_natal_chart, astral_current_transits, astral_synastry.
Choose Wasilah when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
get_prayer_times, get_next_prayer, get_qibla.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Spirituality & Esoterica | Spirituality & Esoterica |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 44/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 12 | 5 |
| Full listing | View Astral MCP | View Wasilah |
Tools & capabilities
Astral MCP tools 12
astral_compute_natal_chartfull natal chart, precision-audited by defaultastral_current_transitscurrent + upcoming transits to a chart, with moon phaseastral_synastrycompare two charts (harmony / chemistry / communication / growth)astral_moon_phasemoon phase, sign and illumination for any dateastral_search_birthplacegeocode a place to latitude / longitude / timezoneastral_demoworked example chart, no input neededastral_capabilitieswhat this server supports and what it doesn'tastral_data_inventorydata domains and recommended first callsastral_agent_manifestinstall + usage rules for agentsastral_connection_statushealth check via a sample chart + dual-engine auditstructuredsame structure, redundant/derivable fields droppedsummaryonly the high-signal essentials (luminaries + Ascendant, chart signature, top aspects)
Wasilah tools 5
get_prayer_timesThe five daily prayers plus sunrise for a city or coordinates. Marks Dhuhr as Jumu'ah on Fridays.get_next_prayerThe next upcoming prayer and time remaining.get_qiblaCompass bearing to the Kaaba.get_hijri_dateIslamic date for a given Gregorian date (Umm al-Qura, with a tabular fallback).get_quran_audioA streaming full-surah recitation URL plus surah name and ayah count.
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.
Astral MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"davidmosiah-astral-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"astral-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Wasilah
{
"mcpServers": {
"wasilah": {
"url": "http://localhost:8787/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Astral MCP is categorized under Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a local stdio subprocess. Wasilah belongs to Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Astral MCP for spirituality & esoterica work and Wasilah for spirituality & esoterica.
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.
Astral MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Wasilah 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 davidmosiah-astral-mcp and wasilah as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Astral MCP has a quality signal of 59/100 (Good) with 4 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Wasilah has 44/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.