A side-by-side look at the Calcnook MCP Server and Fiskalizimi — Albanian tax & payroll MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Calcnook MCP Server for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Fiskalizimi — Albanian tax & payroll for finance & fintech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
calculate_compound_interest, calculate_sip_dca, calculate_loan_payment.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 17 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Calcnook MCP Server | View Fiskalizimi — Albanian tax & payroll |
calculate_compound_interestFuture value of a lump-sum at compound interestcalculate_sip_dcaSIP (India) / DCA (global) with optional annual step-upcalculate_loan_paymentEMI / mortgage amortization with optional extra paymentcalculate_retirementCorpus needed, monthly SIP to reach corpus, safe withdrawal (4% rule)calculate_bmi_bmr_tdeeBMI + WHO category, BMR (Mifflin-St Jeor), TDEEconvert_currencyConvert between any currencies using caller-supplied ratesformat_currency_amountFormat amount as currency string; INR supports lakh/crorecalculate_zakatZakat al-Mal (2.5% wealth obligation): all asset categories, nisab checkcalculate_islamic_financingMurabaha, Ijarah, or Mudarabah financing calculatorcalculate_hajj_savingsMonthly savings needed to fund Hajj by target yearscreen_halal_stockAAOIFI Sharia compliance screen (debt, cash, receivables, haram revenue ratios)calculate_income_taxFederal/national income tax for US, UK, CA, AU, India (2026)No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"declan142-calcnook-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"calcnook-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"fiskalizimi-albanian-tax-payroll": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"fiskalizimi-utils"
]
}
}
}