OBTO vs Val Town
A side-by-side look at the OBTO and Val Town MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose OBTO for developer tools work over a hosted endpoint; choose Val Town for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose OBTO when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Choose Val Town when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 40/100 · Fair | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 10 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View OBTO | View Val Town |
Tools & capabilities
OBTO tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Val Town 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.
OBTO
{
"mcpServers": {
"obto": {
"url": "https://app.obto.co/ms/mcp"
}
}
}
Val Town
{
"mcpServers": {
"val-town": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@changesets/cli"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
OBTO is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Val Town belongs to Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick OBTO for developer tools work and Val Town for developer tools.
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.
OBTO has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Val Town 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 obto and val-town as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, OBTO has a quality signal of 40/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Val Town has 47/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 10 GitHub stars.