A side-by-side look at the Noisefloor — is this number real? and MCP Compress MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Noisefloor — is this number real? for data science tools work as a local process; choose MCP Compress for data science tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
compress, decompress, analyze.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Science Tools | Data Science Tools |
| Quality signal | 40/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 7 |
| Full listing | View Noisefloor — is this number real? | View MCP Compress |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
compressCompress text/JSON/CSV. Auto-picks best algorithm (gzip, brotli, deflate). Returns base64 + ratio.decompressDecompress back to original. Lossless round-trip verified.analyzeShannon entropy, compressibility rating, all algorithms compared, recommendation.storeCompress and persist to disk with a key. Compressed key-value store for agents.retrieveDecompress and return stored data by key.listList all stored items with sizes and compression ratios.statsTotal items stored, bytes saved, overall compression ratio.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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"noisefloor-is-this-number-real": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"noisefloor==0.4.0",
"noisefloor-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"shipitandpray-mcp-compress": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-compress"
]
}
}
}