Ionoscloud MCP vs Qc MCP
A side-by-side look at the Ionoscloud MCP and Qc MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Qc MCPCloud Platforms · Local subprocess (stdio)QuickCloud hosting from your AI assistant: VMs, servers, DNS, firewalls and more. Read-only default.43FairAuth: api key requiredVerdict: choose Ionoscloud MCP for cloud platforms work over a hosted endpoint; choose Qc MCP for cloud platforms as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Ionoscloud MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
IONOS_TOKEN, IONOS_S3_ACCESS_KEY, IONOS_S3_SECRET_KEY, IONOS_MCP_TOOL_SCOPE. - You want tools like
eager, lazy, ionos_load_compute_tools.
QChoose Qc MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
QC_API_TOKEN, QC_API_URL, QC_MCP_WRITE.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | Q Qc MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cloud Platforms | Cloud Platforms |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 43/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | IONOS_TOKENIONOS_S3_ACCESS_KEYIONOS_S3_SECRET_KEYIONOS_MCP_TOOL_SCOPE | QC_API_TOKENQC_API_URLQC_MCP_WRITE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 8 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 11 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Ionoscloud MCP | View Qc MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Ionoscloud MCP tools 11
eagerlazyionos_load_compute_toolsionos_load_objectstorage_toolsdynamicsearchionos_search_toolsionos_describe_toolsionos_call_tooldescribecall
Qc MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
Ionoscloud MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"ionos-cloud-ionoscloud-mcp": {
"url": "https://mcp.so/server/ionos-cloud-mcp-server/ionos-cloud"
}
}
}
Qc MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"qc-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@quickhost/qc-mcp"
],
"env": {
"QC_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_QC_API_TOKEN_HERE",
"QC_API_URL": "YOUR_QC_API_URL_HERE",
"QC_MCP_WRITE": "YOUR_QC_MCP_WRITE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Ionoscloud MCP is categorized under Cloud Platforms and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Qc MCP belongs to Cloud Platforms and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Ionoscloud MCP for cloud platforms work and Qc MCP for cloud 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.
Ionoscloud MCP is listed as free. Auth: api key required. Qc MCP is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. 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 ionos-cloud-ionoscloud-mcp and qc-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Ionoscloud MCP has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 8 GitHub stars. Qc MCP has 43/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.