A side-by-side look at the FrameThrower and Next Devtools MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose FrameThrower for developer tools work over a hosted endpoint; choose Next Devtools MCP for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
search_frames, find_by_craft, find_similar.nextjs_index, nextjs_call, nextjs_docs.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 86/100 · Excellent |
| 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 | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 828 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 7 views 0 installs 1 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | 4 |
| Full listing | View FrameThrower | View Next Devtools MCP |
search_framesSearch the FrameThrower cinematography reference library by concept, mood, color, composition, or scene. Returns reference frames with film/credits metadata, a preview thumbnail, the full-resolution image URL (use this one for slide decks and documents), a precomputed DEPTH MAP url (greyscale, same dimensions as the frame — pass it straight to a depth ControlNet or any image-to-image pipeline that wants geometry), and a link to view on FrameThrower.find_by_craftFind frames by specific cinematography craft attributes — lens character, shot size, visual style, setting, time of day, director, or year range. All optional; combine to narrow. Use this to refine a search precisely.find_similarFind frames visually/semantically similar to a given frame id (from a prior result). Use this to pull more references like one the user shortlisted.get_frame_detailsGet the full metadata + preview thumbnail + full-resolution image URL + depth map URL + link for a single frame id. The depth map is precomputed and free — use it when the user is generating images and needs the composition or camera geometry of this frame.nextjs_indexDiscover running Next.js dev servers and list each one's runtime MCP tools.nextjs_callCall a runtime tool on a discovered server (errors, routes, logs, Server Actions).nextjs_docsGateway.** Point the agent at version-accurate docs in `node_modules/next/dist/docs/`.browser_evalGateway.** Point the agent at the [`agent-browser`](https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-browser) CLI for browser automation.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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"framethrower": {
"url": "https://framethrower.ai/api/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"vercel-next-devtools-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"next-devtools-mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}