NVEIL vs PaperBanana
A side-by-side look at the NVEIL and PaperBanana MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose NVEIL for data visualization work as a local process; choose PaperBanana for data visualization as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose NVEIL when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Visualization domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
NVEIL_API_KEY.
Choose PaperBanana when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Visualization domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
OPENAI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, OPENAI_BASE_URL, GOOGLE_BASE_URL, GOOGLE_VLM_MODEL, GOOGLE_IMAGE_MODEL.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Visualization | Data Visualization |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 44/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | NVEIL_API_KEY | OPENAI_API_KEYGOOGLE_API_KEYOPENAI_BASE_URLGOOGLE_BASE_URLGOOGLE_VLM_MODELGOOGLE_IMAGE_MODEL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 2,416 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View NVEIL | View PaperBanana |
Tools & capabilities
NVEIL tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
PaperBanana 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.
NVEIL
{
"mcpServers": {
"nveil": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"nveil"
],
"env": {
"NVEIL_API_KEY": "YOUR_NVEIL_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
PaperBanana
{
"mcpServers": {
"paperbanana": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"paperbanana"
],
"env": {
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY_HERE",
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY_HERE",
"OPENAI_BASE_URL": "YOUR_OPENAI_BASE_URL_HERE",
"GOOGLE_BASE_URL": "YOUR_GOOGLE_BASE_URL_HERE",
"GOOGLE_VLM_MODEL": "YOUR_GOOGLE_VLM_MODEL_HERE",
"GOOGLE_IMAGE_MODEL": "YOUR_GOOGLE_IMAGE_MODEL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
NVEIL is categorized under Data Visualization and uses a local stdio subprocess. PaperBanana belongs to Data Visualization and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick NVEIL for data visualization work and PaperBanana for data visualization.
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.
NVEIL has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. PaperBanana has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 nveil and paperbanana as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, NVEIL has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 3 GitHub stars. PaperBanana has 44/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 2,416 GitHub stars.