Gitea MCP vs Hotin

In-depth architectural comparison of the Gitea MCP and Hotin MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Gitea MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Version Control domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Hotin when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Version Control domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Gitea MCP Version Control	Hotin Version Control
Summary	Model Context Protocol server for Gitea (and Forgejo, Codeberg).	What's hot in AI right now, ranked with receipts from GitHub, HN, npm and Hugging Face.
Category & Scope	Version Control	Version Control
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitea-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gitea-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hotin": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "hotin"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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