A side-by-side look at the Drawx MCP Server and FlowchartAI MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Drawx MCP Server for data visualization work as a local process; choose FlowchartAI MCP for data visualization. You can also run both side by side in one block.
mcpServersDRAWX_API_KEY.generate_diagram, architect_design, whoami.DATABASE_URL, BETTER_AUTH_SECRET, GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID, GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET, OPENROUTER_API_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | F FlowchartAI MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Visualization | Data Visualization |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Not declared | Paid service |
| Required env vars | DRAWX_API_KEY | DATABASE_URLBETTER_AUTH_SECRETGOOGLE_CLIENT_IDGOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRETOPENROUTER_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 44 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Drawx MCP Server | View FlowchartAI MCP |
generate_diagramTurn a description into draw.io XML.architect_designRun the DrawX Architect Co-Pilot on a brief. Streams intermediate progress; returns a JSON payload with `hld` (and optional `lld`, `doc`).whoamiNo inputs. Returns your email, plan, API tier, and remaining monthly API quota.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": {
"drawx-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@drawx/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DRAWX_API_KEY": "YOUR_DRAWX_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for FlowchartAI MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.