A side-by-side look at the Elementfm MCP and API Response Cost Analyzer MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Elementfm MCP for cloud platforms work over a hosted endpoint; choose API Response Cost Analyzer for cloud platforms. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cloud Platforms | Cloud Platforms |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 28/100 · Emerging |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | 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 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Elementfm MCP | View API Response Cost Analyzer |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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": {
"elementfm-mcp": {
"url": "https://gitlab.com/elementfm/mcp"
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for API Response Cost Analyzer yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.