Esim MCP vs Visa Requirements
A side-by-side look at the Esim MCP and Visa Requirements MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Esim MCP for travel & transportation work as a local process; choose Visa Requirements for travel & transportation as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Esim MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Travel & Transportation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
CHEAPERESIM_API_BASE, CHEAPERESIM_API_TOKEN, CHEAPERESIM_TIMEOUT_MS. - You want tools like
search_destinations, list_plans, list_popular_destinations.
Choose Visa Requirements when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Travel & Transportation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
visa_requirement, visa_free_destinations, visa_passport_compare.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Travel & Transportation | Travel & Transportation |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | CHEAPERESIM_API_BASECHEAPERESIM_API_TOKENCHEAPERESIM_TIMEOUT_MS | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 7 | 3 |
| Full listing | View Esim MCP | View Visa Requirements |
Tools & capabilities
Esim MCP tools 7
search_destinationsFind countries CheapereSIM sells eSIM plans for, by full or partial name. Use this when the user names a place and you need its country code before looking up plans. Do not use it to compare prices or list plans: use list_plans for a single country, or plan_trip for several.list_plansList eSIM plans for one country, cheapest first. Use plan_trip instead when the user is visiting more than one country.list_popular_destinationsList the destinations travellers buy eSIMs for most often, with a starting price for each. Use this only when the user has not named a destination and wants ideas. If they already named one country use list_plans, and if they named several use plan_trip.plan_tripWork out the cheapest way to stay connected across several countries. Compares one regional plan covering the whole trip against buying a local plan per country, and says which is cheaper. Use this whenever the user names more than one destination.get_plan_coverageList every country a regional or global plan covers. Takes the group_id from a plan returned by plan_trip or list_plans. Local plans have a null group_id and cover only their own country.list_my_esimsList the eSIMs on the configured CheapereSIM account, with status, destination, expiry, and data used. Requires CHEAPERESIM_API_TOKEN.get_esim_usageShow how much data is left on one eSIM. Takes the order uuid from list_my_esims. Requires CHEAPERESIM_API_TOKEN.
Visa Requirements tools 3
visa_requirementDo I need a visa? Visa requirement for one passport (nationality) traveling to one destination country — returns visa-free (with allowed stay days when known), visa on arrival, e-visa, eTA, visa required, or no admission. Covers 199×199 country pairs. Data: community-maintained Passport Index snaps…visa_free_destinationsWhere can holders of a given passport travel without a visa? Lists every destination grouped by requirement: visa-free (with allowed stay days), visa on arrival, e-visa, eTA — plus counts for visa-required and no-admission. Optional filter to a single category. Answers "visa-free countries for X pa…visa_passport_compareCompare passport power: for 2-5 passports, how many destinations each can enter visa-free / on arrival / with e-visa or eTA / visa required (passport-ranking mobility comparison). With exactly 2 passports, also lists destinations where the requirements differ (up to 30). Data: Passport Index snapsh…
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.
Esim MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"esim-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"esim-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHEAPERESIM_API_BASE": "YOUR_CHEAPERESIM_API_BASE_HERE",
"CHEAPERESIM_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_CHEAPERESIM_API_TOKEN_HERE",
"CHEAPERESIM_TIMEOUT_MS": "YOUR_CHEAPERESIM_TIMEOUT_MS_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Visa Requirements
{
"mcpServers": {
"visa-requirements-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-visa-requirements"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Esim MCP is categorized under Travel & Transportation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Visa Requirements belongs to Travel & Transportation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Esim MCP for travel & transportation work and Visa Requirements for travel & transportation.
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.
Esim MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Visa Requirements 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 esim-mcp and visa-requirements-2 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Esim MCP has a quality signal of 59/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Visa Requirements has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.