MCPJungle vs OpenWork MCP Gateway
A side-by-side look at the MCPJungle and OpenWork MCP Gateway MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCPJungle for aggregators work over a hosted endpoint; choose OpenWork MCP Gateway for aggregators over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCPJungle when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Aggregators domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
included_tools, included_servers, excluded_tools.
Choose OpenWork MCP Gateway when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Aggregators domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Aggregators | Aggregators |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | 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 | 1,303 | 24,196 |
| Directory activity | 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View MCPJungle | View OpenWork MCP Gateway |
Tools & capabilities
MCPJungle tools 3
included_toolsincluded_serversexcluded_tools
OpenWork MCP Gateway tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from 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.
MCPJungle
{
"mcpServers": {
"duaraghav8-mcpjungle": {
"url": "http://localhost:8080/mcp"
}
}
}
OpenWork MCP Gateway
{
"mcpServers": {
"openwork-mcp-gateway": {
"url": "https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agent"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCPJungle is categorized under Aggregators and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. OpenWork MCP Gateway belongs to Aggregators and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick MCPJungle for aggregators work and OpenWork MCP Gateway for aggregators.
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.
MCPJungle is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. OpenWork MCP Gateway 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 duaraghav8-mcpjungle and openwork-mcp-gateway as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCPJungle has a quality signal of 57/100 (Good) with 6 views, 0 installs and 1,303 GitHub stars. OpenWork MCP Gateway has 48/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 24,196 GitHub stars.