Formasty vs Skill of Skills
A side-by-side look at the Formasty and Skill of Skills 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 developer tools work over a hosted endpoint; choose Skill of Skills for developer tools as a local process. 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 Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Choose Skill of Skills when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner |
Tools & capabilities
Formasty tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Skill of Skills 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.
Formasty
{
"mcpServers": {
"formasty-2": {
"url": "https://app.formasty.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}
Skill of Skills
{
"mcpServers": {
"skill-of-skills": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pm-claude-skills"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Formasty is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Skill of Skills belongs to Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Formasty for developer tools work and Skill of Skills for developer tools.
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.
Formasty has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Skill of Skills is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 skill-of-skills 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. Skill of Skills has 51/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 64 GitHub stars.
