Git vs Salesforce
A side-by-side look at the Git and Salesforce MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Git for version control work as a local process; choose Salesforce for customer data platforms as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Git when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Version Control domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
repo_path, context_lines, target.
Choose Salesforce when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Customer Data Platforms domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
CONDUIT_S2S_SECRET, SALESFORCE_CLIENT_ID, SALESFORCE_CLIENT_SECRET, SALESFORCE_INSTANCE_URL, SALESFORCE_USERNAME, SALESFORCE_PASSWORD, SALESFORCE_TOKEN, MCP_TRANSPORT. - You want tools like
Describe Salesforce Object, List Salesforce Objects, Find Similar Objects.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Version Control | Customer Data Platforms |
| Quality signal | 81/100 · Excellent | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | CONDUIT_S2S_SECRETSALESFORCE_CLIENT_IDSALESFORCE_CLIENT_SECRETSALESFORCE_INSTANCE_URLSALESFORCE_USERNAMESALESFORCE_PASSWORDSALESFORCE_TOKENMCP_TRANSPORT |
| Verified owner | Verified | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 91,547 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 53 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 16 | 4 |
| Full listing | View Git | View Salesforce |
Tools & capabilities
Git tools 16
repo_pathcontext_linestargetmessageMERGE_HEADHEADfilesmax_countstart_timestampend_timestampbranch_namebase_branch- +4 more on the listing page
Salesforce tools 4
Describe Salesforce ObjectDescribe a Salesforce object and return its field information in CSV formatList Salesforce ObjectsList all available Salesforce objectsFind Similar ObjectsFind Salesforce objects with similar namesCreate Data DictionaryCreate a data dictionary from one or more Salesforce objects and export as Excel (one tab per object)
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.
Git
{
"mcpServers": {
"git": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-git"
]
}
}
}
Salesforce
{
"mcpServers": {
"salesforce": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"salesforce-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CONDUIT_S2S_SECRET": "YOUR_CONDUIT_S2S_SECRET_HERE",
"SALESFORCE_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_SALESFORCE_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"SALESFORCE_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_SALESFORCE_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
"SALESFORCE_INSTANCE_URL": "YOUR_SALESFORCE_INSTANCE_URL_HERE",
"SALESFORCE_USERNAME": "YOUR_SALESFORCE_USERNAME_HERE",
"SALESFORCE_PASSWORD": "YOUR_SALESFORCE_PASSWORD_HERE",
"SALESFORCE_TOKEN": "YOUR_SALESFORCE_TOKEN_HERE",
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Git is categorized under Version Control and uses a local stdio subprocess. Salesforce belongs to Customer Data Platforms and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Git for version control work and Salesforce for customer data platforms.
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.
Git is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Salesforce has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 git and salesforce as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Git has a quality signal of 81/100 (Excellent) with 53 views, 0 installs and 91,547 GitHub stars. Salesforce has 59/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.