In-depth architectural comparison of the Holidays and LatAm Data 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Holidays
Developer Tools · Local stdio
Quality: 45/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
LatAm Data
Developer Tools · Local stdio
Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Holidays if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a local process. Choose LatAm Data if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
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Choose Holidays when:
You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Get all public holidays for a country and year. Returns holiday names and dates. Provide country code (e.g., "US", "GB", "DE") and year.
is_today_holiday
Check if today is a public holiday in a given country. Returns whether it's a holiday and the holiday name if applicable. Provide country code (e.g., "US", "GB").
next_holidays
Get upcoming public holidays from today onward for a country. Returns holiday names and dates. Provide country code (e.g., "US", "GB", "DE").
LatAm Data Tools (20)
validate_tax_id
Validates national tax IDs with real check-digit math for **15 countries**: 🇨🇱 RUT, 🇦🇷 CUIT/CUIL, 🇲🇽 RFC, 🇧🇷 CPF/CNPJ (incl. 2026 alphanumeric CNPJs), 🇨🇴 NIT, 🇵🇪 RUC, 🇺🇾 RUT, 🇪🇨 cédula/RUC, 🇵🇾 RUC, 🇻🇪 RIF, 🇬🇹 NIT, 🇩🇴 RNC, 🇵🇦 RUC+DV, 🇨🇷 cédula, 🇧🇴 NIT. Returns canonical…
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).
Holidays is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, LatAm Data belongs to Developer Tools using local stdio subprocess. Select Holidays when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and LatAm Data when you require tools for developer tools.