A side-by-side look at the EsyURL and Notch MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose EsyURL for developer tools work; choose Notch for multimedia process over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
create_short_link, list_short_links, get_short_link.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | E EsyURL | N Notch |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | — |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 26 views 12 installs 6 upvotes |
| Tools | 9 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View EsyURL | View Notch |
create_short_linkShorten a URL, with an optional custom slug, QR style and redirect ruleslist_short_linksList your links, optionally by tag or groupget_short_linkOne link, with its groups and lifetime visit countupdate_short_linkChange where a link points, its QR style or rules, or pause it; the short URL and printed QR codes keep workingdelete_short_linkDelete a linktest_redirect_rulesCheck which destination a visitor would get (e.g. iPhone to the App Store, Android to Google Play)get_short_link_visitsVisits per day, split into QR scans, direct clicks and botsrender_qr_codeA PNG QR code for a link (scans counted) or any text: module shapes, corner markers, colours, a logo or a photoget_group_visitsCombined visits for a groupNo 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.
No confirmed install command for EsyURL yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"notch": {
"url": "https://app.usenotch.ai/mcp/setup"
}
}
}