A side-by-side look at the Octagon Deep Research MCP and Simulatte MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Octagon Deep Research MCP for research work as a local process; choose Simulatte for research as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
OCTAGON_API_KEY.SIMULATTE_API_KEY.simulatte_run_study, simulatte_get_results, simulatte_ask_insights.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Research | Research |
| Quality signal | 44/100 · Fair | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | OCTAGON_API_KEY | SIMULATTE_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 93 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 7 |
| Full listing | View Octagon Deep Research MCP | View Simulatte |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
simulatte_run_studyRun any of 26 research SKUs — concept testing, pricing, messaging, B2B committee, and moresimulatte_get_resultsRetrieve full structured results for a completed studysimulatte_ask_insightsAsk a natural-language question across your entire study historysimulatte_list_poolsList all synthetic persona pools in your workspacesimulatte_create_poolCreate a new persona pool with custom demographic/psychographic specssimulatte_depth_interviewRun a multi-turn simulated depth interview with a synthetic personasimulatte_estimate_costGet a credit + USD cost estimate before running a study (local — no API call)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": {
"octagonai-octagon-deep-research-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"octagon-deep-research-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OCTAGON_API_KEY": "YOUR_OCTAGON_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"simulatte": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@simulatte-io/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SIMULATTE_API_KEY": "YOUR_SIMULATTE_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}