Nhost vs Nhost
A side-by-side look at the Nhost and Nhost MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Nhost for databases work; choose Nhost for databases over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Nhost when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Databases | Databases |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 72/100 · Great |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 9,375 | 9,375 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Nhost | View Nhost |
Tools & capabilities
Nhost tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Nhost 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.
Nhost
No confirmed install command for Nhost yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Nhost
{
"mcpServers": {
"nhost-nhost": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@nhost/cli@latest"
]
}
}
}