A side-by-side look at the Freshdesk and Swifteq MCP Server for Zendesk MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Freshdesk for support & service management work as a local process; choose Swifteq MCP Server for Zendesk for support & service management over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
freshdesk_list_tickets, freshdesk_get_ticket, freshdesk_search_tickets.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S Swifteq MCP Server for Zendesk | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Support & Service Management | Support & Service Management |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | — |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Freshdesk | View Swifteq MCP Server for Zendesk |
freshdesk_list_ticketsList support tickets filtered by status (e.g., "open", "closed") and priority (e.g., "1" for urgent). Returns ticket ID, subject, status, priority, and requester.freshdesk_get_ticketGet full ticket details by ID including subject, status, priority, description, conversations, attachments, and resolution notes.freshdesk_search_ticketsSearch tickets by query (e.g., "status:2 AND priority:3" or keyword text). Returns matching ticket ID, subject, status, and priority.freshdesk_list_contactsList customer contacts. Returns name, email, phone, company, and contact ID for filtering and pagination.freshdesk_get_contactGet full contact details by ID including name, email, phone, company, address, and ticket history.No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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": {
"freshdesk-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-freshdesk"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"swifteq-mcp-server-for-zendesk": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"swifteq-mcp-server-for-zendesk"
]
}
}
}