A side-by-side look at the Svgmaker MCP and Memeboat MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Svgmaker MCP for art & culture work as a local process; choose Memeboat MCP for art & culture as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
SVGMAKER_API_KEY.MEMEBOAT_API_URL.search_meme_templates, get_meme_template, create_meme.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Art & Culture | Art & Culture |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Not declared |
| Required env vars | SVGMAKER_API_KEY | MEMEBOAT_API_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 87 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 3 |
| Full listing | View Svgmaker MCP | View Memeboat MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
search_meme_templatesSearch templates by name or topic (`query`, optional `limit`). Returns slugs, image URLs and a `suggestedCaptionCount` per template.get_meme_templateDetails for one template by slug: dimensions, image URL, caption count.create_memeCaption a template (`template` slug + `texts[]`, top-to-bottom) and get back the meme's page URL and direct image URL. Supports per-caption styling and layout (see below).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": {
"genwavellc-svgmaker-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@genwave/svgmaker-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SVGMAKER_API_KEY": "YOUR_SVGMAKER_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"memebo-at-memeboat-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"memeboat-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MEMEBOAT_API_URL": "YOUR_MEMEBOAT_API_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}