Make vs UI Beats
A side-by-side look at the Make and UI Beats MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Make for developer tools work over a hosted endpoint; 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?
Choose Make when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Choose UI Beats when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 43/100 · Fair | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 146 | 234 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Make | View UI Beats |
Tools & capabilities
Make 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.
Make
{
"mcpServers": {
"make": {
"url": "https://mcp.make.com/openai"
}
}
}
UI Beats
{
"mcpServers": {
"ui-beats": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shadcn@latest"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Make is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. UI Beats belongs to Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Make 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.
Make 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 make and ui-beats as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Make has a quality signal of 43/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 146 GitHub stars. UI Beats has 49/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 234 GitHub stars.