Lunch Money vs Luxalgo MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Lunch Money and Luxalgo MCP Server 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 Lunch Money when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_user, get_all_categories, get_single_category.

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Choose Luxalgo MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: library_search, library_get_concept, library_get_indicator.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Lunch Money Finance & Fintech	Luxalgo MCP Server Finance & Fintech
Summary	MCP server for managing LunchMoney personal finances: transactions, budgets, categories, and more.	LuxAlgo Library — the encyclopedia of trading & technical analysis for AI agents. Free, keyless.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech

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": {
    "lunch-money": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@akutishevsky/lunchmoney-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "luxalgo-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@luxalgo/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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