A side-by-side look at the Electron.dance and Url MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Electron.dance for art & culture work; choose Url for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
parse_url, build_url, parse_query.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Art & Culture | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 33/100 · Emerging | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 3 |
| Full listing | View Electron.dance | View Url |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
parse_urlParse a URL into its components (keyless, offline): protocol, host, hostname, port, path, query (as an object), fragment, origin, and any userinfo.build_urlBuild a URL string from components. Provide at least `hostname` (and optionally protocol, port, path, hash) plus a `query` object of key/value pairs.parse_queryParse a query string (with or without a leading "?") into an object; repeated keys become arrays.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.
No confirmed install command for Electron.dance yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"url": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-url"
]
}
}
}