Mastodon vs Bluesky Social MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Mastodon and Bluesky Social MCP 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?

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Choose Mastodon when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: search, get_trending, get_account.

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Choose Bluesky Social MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: BLUESKY_IDENTIFIER, BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD.
• Primary tools included: check_auth_status, get_profile, get_follows.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	M Mastodon Social Media	Bluesky Social MCP gwbischof Social Media
Summary	Mastodon MCP — public Mastodon data via mastodon.social (no auth required)	An MCP server for interacting with Bluesky via the atproto client.
Category & Scope	Social Media	Social Media

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": {
    "mastodon": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mastodon"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gwbischof-bluesky-social-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/gwbischof/bluesky-social-mcp@v0.1",
        "bluesky-social-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BLUESKY_IDENTIFIER": "YOUR_BLUESKY_IDENTIFIER_HERE",
        "BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD": "YOUR_BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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