A side-by-side look at the Perp Cli and Openfang Rail MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Perp Cli for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Openfang Rail for finance & fintech. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | O Openfang Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Paid service |
| Required env vars | LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 39 | — |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Perp Cli | View Openfang Rail |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"hypurrquant-perp-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"perp-cli"
],
"env": {
"LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX": "YOUR_LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Openfang Rail yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.