Keploy vs UI Beats

A side-by-side look at the Keploy and UI Beats MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Keploy logoKeployDeveloper ToolsEnd-to-end API testing — generate and run tests from OpenAPI, curl, Postman, or real user traffic.41FairAuth: not declaredUI Beats logoUI BeatsDeveloper Tools · Local subprocess (stdio)MCP server for UI Beats. Let your coding agent search, read and install animated React components.49FairAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose Keploy for developer tools work; choose UI Beats for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Keploy logoChoose Keploy when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
Explore Keploy

UI Beats logoChoose UI Beats when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Explore UI Beats

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecKeploy logoKeployUI Beats logoUI Beats
CategoryDeveloper ToolsDeveloper Tools
Quality signal41/100 · Fair49/100 · Fair
Install commandNot confirmed yetConfirmed
Transport—Local subprocess (stdio)
AuthNot declaredNot declared
PricingNot declaredNot declared
Required env varsNone listedNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars18,709234
Directory activity 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
ToolsNot listedNot listed

Tools & capabilities

Keploy tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

UI Beats 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.

Keploy

No confirmed install command for Keploy yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.

UI Beats

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ui-beats": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "shadcn@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Keploy is categorized under Developer Tools and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. UI Beats belongs to Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Keploy for developer tools work and UI Beats for developer tools.

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. Keploy has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.

Keploy has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. UI Beats 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 keploy and ui-beats as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Keploy has a quality signal of 41/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 18,709 GitHub stars. UI Beats has 49/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 234 GitHub stars.