Clipy MCP vs Glif MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Clipy MCP and Glif 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 Clipy MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: CLIPY_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: search_memory, search_recordings, list_recordings.

Explore Clipy MCP Details

Choose Glif MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: OAuth 2.0 (Freemium).
• Primary tools included: Natural-language media workflow composition, Image, video, and audio generation, Media transcription.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Clipy MCP manovagyanik1 Multimedia Process	Glif MCP Server glifxyz Multimedia Process
Summary	Read your Clipy screen recordings from any agent: search your library, fetch timestamped transcripts, AI summaries, and key moments with video frames (click markers burned in) as inline images. Read-only, free API key. npx -y @clipy/mcp	Glif's official hosted media-generation agent: generate images, video, and audio, transcribe, and chain multi-step media workflows from natural language. Remote server at https://glif.app/api/mcp (OAuth).
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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": {
    "manovagyanik1-clipy-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@clipy/cli@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLIPY_API_KEY": "YOUR_CLIPY_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glifxyz-glif-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://glif.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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