Convex Backend vs Genai Toolbox
A side-by-side look at the Convex Backend and Genai Toolbox MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Convex BackendDatabasesConvex database integration to introspect tables and functions and run one-off queries.39FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Convex Backend for databases work; choose Genai Toolbox for databases as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Convex Backend when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
Choose Genai Toolbox when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: other.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | Convex Backend | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Databases | Databases |
| Quality signal | 39/100 · Fair | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | other |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 12,705 | 16,646 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Convex Backend | View Genai Toolbox |
Tools & capabilities
Convex Backend tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Genai Toolbox 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.
Convex Backend
No confirmed install command for Convex Backend yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Genai Toolbox
{
"mcpServers": {
"googleapis-genai-toolbox": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@toolbox-sdk/server"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Convex Backend is categorized under Databases and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Genai Toolbox belongs to Databases and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Convex Backend for databases work and Genai Toolbox for databases.
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. Convex Backend has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Convex Backend is listed as free. Genai Toolbox is listed as free. Auth: other. 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 get-convex-convex-backend-2 and googleapis-genai-toolbox as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Convex Backend has a quality signal of 39/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 12,705 GitHub stars. Genai Toolbox has 56/100 (Good) with 6 views, 0 installs and 16,646 GitHub stars.
