Producthunt MCP Server vs Discourse MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Producthunt MCP Server and Discourse MCP 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 Producthunt MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: PRODUCT_HUNT_TOKEN.
• Primary tools included: Retrieve posts, comments, collections, topics, and users, Filter posts by topic, date, votes, and featured status, Paginate post comments and related results.

Explore Producthunt MCP Server Details

Choose Discourse MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: DISCOURSE_API_KEY.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Producthunt MCP Server jaipandya Communication	Discourse MCP discourse VerifiedCommunication
Summary	MCP server for Product Hunt. Interact with trending posts, comments, collections, users, and more.	Official Discourse MCP server for forum integration. Search topics, read posts, manage categories and tags, discover users, and interact with Discourse communities.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "jaipandya-producthunt-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "product-hunt-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PRODUCT_HUNT_TOKEN": "YOUR_PRODUCT_HUNT_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "discourse-discourse-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@discourse/mcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISCOURSE_API_KEY": "YOUR_DISCOURSE_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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