Lumen vs Protocol Career MCP
A side-by-side look at the Lumen and Protocol Career 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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Protocol Career MCPEducation · Remote HTTP/SSERemote MCP server to practise consulting drills (mental math, market sizing, structuring, charts), full case interviews and fit questions. No install, no API key. Server URL: https://protocol-club.com/api/mcp (Streamable HTTP, no auth).49FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Lumen for education work over a hosted endpoint; choose Protocol Career MCP for education over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Lumen when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Education domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
LUMEN_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN, DATABASE_URL.
PChoose Protocol Career MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Education domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | P Protocol Career MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Education | Education |
| Quality signal | 43/100 · Fair | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Not declared |
| Required env vars | LUMEN_MCP_AUTH_TOKENDATABASE_URL | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 88 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Lumen | View Protocol Career MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Lumen tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Protocol Career 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.
Lumen
{
"mcpServers": {
"lumen-2": {
"url": "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1"
}
}
}
Protocol Career MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"protocol-career-mcp": {
"url": "https://protocol-club.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Lumen is categorized under Education and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Protocol Career MCP belongs to Education and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Lumen for education work and Protocol Career MCP for education.
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.
Lumen is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Protocol Career MCP 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 lumen-2 and protocol-career-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Lumen has a quality signal of 43/100 (Fair) with 4 views, 0 installs and 88 GitHub stars. Protocol Career MCP has 49/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.
