What is the key difference between Excuse and Ship On Friday?

Excuse belongs to the Social Media category with local stdio execution, while Ship On Friday belongs to the Social Media category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Excuse or Ship On Friday in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Excuse and Ship On Friday free or paid?

Excuse operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Ship On Friday operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Excuse lists 0 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars. Ship On Friday lists 1 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Excuse and Ship On Friday together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Excuse vs Ship On Friday

In-depth architectural comparison of the Excuse and Ship On Friday MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Excuse

Social Media · Local stdio

Quality: 28/100 (Emerging) | Auth: No auth required

Ship On Friday

Social Media · Local stdio

Quality: 43/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Excuse if you need specialized Social Media tools running via a local process. Choose Ship On Friday if your workspace requires Social Media integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Excuse when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Excuse Details

Choose Ship On Friday when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: ship_on_friday_check.

Explore Ship On Friday Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Excuse Social Media	S Ship On Friday Social Media
Summary	excuse MCP — wraps StupidAPIs (requires X-API-Key)	ship-on-friday MCP — wraps StupidAPIs (requires X-API-Key)
Category & Scope	Social Media	Social Media
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Excuse Tools (0)

No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.

Ship On Friday Tools (1)

ship_on_friday_check

Check whether you should ship on Friday. The answer is always no. Returns a rotating reason, risk level (always catastrophic), suggested day, and on-call sympathy score.

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

Excuse Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excuse": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "excuse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Ship On Friday Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ship-on-friday": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ship-on-friday"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Excuse is categorized under Social Media and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Ship On Friday belongs to Social Media using local stdio subprocess. Select Excuse when you need capabilities focused on social media and Ship On Friday when you require tools for social media.

More alternatives to Excuse More alternatives to Ship On Friday Social Media category hub