Measure vs Upkeep MCP
A side-by-side look at the Measure and Upkeep MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Measure for monitoring work; choose Upkeep MCP for monitoring as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Upkeep MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 41/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1,417 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Measure | View Upkeep MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Measure tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Upkeep MCP 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.
Measure
No confirmed install command for Measure yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Upkeep MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"upkeep-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"upkeep-mcp"
]
}
}
}