A side-by-side look at the Claude Task Master and Zactonz MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Claude Task Master for developer tools work as a local process; choose Zactonz for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, PERPLEXITY_API_KEY, XAI_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, MISTRAL_API_KEY, TASK_MASTER_TOOLS.ZACTONZ_API_KEYS.capture_screenshot, render_html, read_webpage.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | Z Zactonz | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Freemium |
| Required env vars | ANTHROPIC_API_KEYOPENAI_API_KEYGOOGLE_API_KEYPERPLEXITY_API_KEYXAI_API_KEYOPENROUTER_API_KEYMISTRAL_API_KEYTASK_MASTER_TOOLS | ZACTONZ_API_KEYS |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 28,227 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 9 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 19 |
| Full listing | View Claude Task Master | View Zactonz |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
capture_screenshotCapture a web page as an image or PDFrender_htmlRender HTML to an image or PDFread_webpageRead a web page as Markdownconvert_html_to_markdownConvert HTML to Markdownpreview_linkTitle, description, image and metadata of a URLlookup_dnsDNS records and DNSSEC statusinspect_ssl_certificateCertificate, chain, expiry and TLS detailslookup_whoisRegistrar, dates and nameservers of a domaincheck_email_domainMX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC and related records, scoredverify_emailsWhether addresses can receive mailgenerate_qr_codeGenerate a QR coderead_qr_codeDecode a QR codePaste 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": {
"eyaltoledano-claude-task-master": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"task-master-ai"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY_HERE",
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY_HERE",
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_HERE",
"XAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_XAI_API_KEY_HERE",
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY_HERE",
"MISTRAL_API_KEY": "YOUR_MISTRAL_API_KEY_HERE",
"TASK_MASTER_TOOLS": "YOUR_TASK_MASTER_TOOLS_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"zactonz": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@zactonz/mcp"
],
"env": {
"ZACTONZ_API_KEYS": "YOUR_ZACTONZ_API_KEYS_HERE"
}
}
}
}