A side-by-side look at the Formasty and Riddle MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Formasty for education work over a hosted endpoint; choose Riddle for education. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Formasty when
You need dedicated capabilities in the Education domain.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Riddle tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
No confirmed install command for Riddle yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Formasty is categorized under Education and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Riddle belongs to Education and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Formasty for education work and Riddle for education.
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. Riddle has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Formasty has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Riddle 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 formasty-2 and riddle as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Formasty has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Riddle has 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.