Magic 8 Ball vs Excuse

In-depth architectural comparison of the Magic 8 Ball and Excuse 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 Magic 8 Ball when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Excuse when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Magic 8 Ball Social Media	Excuse Social Media
Summary	magic-8-ball MCP — wraps StupidAPIs (requires X-API-Key)	excuse MCP — wraps StupidAPIs (requires X-API-Key)
Category & Scope	Social Media	Social Media
Quality signal

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": {
    "magic-8-ball": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "excuse": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io"
    }
  }
}

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