Muster vs Agent
A side-by-side look at the Muster and Agent MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Muster for aggregators work over a hosted endpoint; choose Agent for aggregators. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Muster when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Aggregators domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
Choose Agent when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Aggregators domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Aggregators | Aggregators |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 44/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | — |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 39 | 519 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 10 views 1 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Muster | View Agent |
Tools & capabilities
Muster tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Agent 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.
Muster
{
"mcpServers": {
"muster": {
"url": "http://localhost:8090/mcp"
}
}
}
Agent
No confirmed install command for Agent yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Muster is categorized under Aggregators and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Agent belongs to Aggregators and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Muster for aggregators work and Agent for aggregators.
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. Agent has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Muster is listed as free. Auth: oauth 2.0. Agent is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 muster and 1mcp-agent as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Muster has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 39 GitHub stars. Agent has 44/100 (Fair) with 10 views, 1 installs and 519 GitHub stars.