Hands for Agents vs OpenFab
A side-by-side look at the Hands for Agents and OpenFab MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Hands for Agents for industrial & iot work as a local process; choose OpenFab for industrial & iot over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Hands for Agents when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Industrial & IoT domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
list_services, request_quote, create_task.
Choose OpenFab when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Industrial & IoT domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
discover_capabilities, request_quote, refine_quote.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Industrial & IoT | Industrial & IoT |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 45/100 · 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 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | 7 |
| Full listing | View Hands for Agents | View OpenFab |
Tools & capabilities
Hands for Agents tools 5
list_servicesThe seven services, the refused categories, seven example prices, the payment rules and the key contract terms. Byte for byte the same document as `/services.json`.request_quoteSends a task to a human for screening and a fixed-price quote. Not an order, not binding, nothing charged. Returns `quote_id`, `access_token`, `response_due_at` and `nda_url`. A human answers within 24 hours.create_taskAccepts a quote and the terms of service. Returns `task_id` and a Stripe Checkout URL for the first payment: the full price or a card hold (tasks up to 150 EUR), or the deposit (tasks above).get_statusReads a quote or a task back: the quote with its payment schedule or the refusal reason, later the task status, payments, evidence files and tracking numbers, and the Checkout URL for the balance when it is due.confirm_deliveryaccepted=true` closes the task; `accepted=false` with a reason opens a dispute, answered by a human within 2 business days. Without either, the task counts as accepted 7 days after delivery.
OpenFab tools 7
discover_capabilitiesrequest_quoterefine_quoteget_lead_timedfm_feedbackestimate_bomcompare_processes
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.
Hands for Agents
{
"mcpServers": {
"hands-for-agents": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"handsforagents-mcp"
]
}
}
}
OpenFab
{
"mcpServers": {
"openfab": {
"url": "https://openfab-22100483453.us-central1.run.app/mcp/"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Hands for Agents is categorized under Industrial & IoT and uses a local stdio subprocess. OpenFab belongs to Industrial & IoT and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Hands for Agents for industrial & iot work and OpenFab for industrial & iot.
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.
Hands for Agents has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. OpenFab 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 hands-for-agents and openfab as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Hands for Agents has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. OpenFab has 45/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.