A side-by-side look at the Octagon MCP Server and Xero MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Octagon MCP Server for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose Xero MCP Server for finance & fintech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
OCTAGON_API_KEY.octagon-prediction-markets-agent, prediction_markets_history, octagon-docs-search.XERO_CLIENT_ID, XERO_CLIENT_SECRET, XERO_SCOPES, XERO_CLIENT_BEARER_TOKEN.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Freemium | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | OCTAGON_API_KEY | XERO_CLIENT_IDXERO_CLIENT_SECRETXERO_SCOPESXERO_CLIENT_BEARER_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 147 | 372 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Octagon MCP Server | View Xero MCP Server |
octagon-prediction-markets-agentprediction_markets_historyoctagon-docs-searchoctagon-docs-readoctagon-docs-listoctagon-docs-refreshNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"octagon-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OCTAGON_API_KEY": "YOUR_OCTAGON_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"xeroapi-xero-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@xeroapi/xero-mcp-server@latest"
],
"env": {
"XERO_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_XERO_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"XERO_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_XERO_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
"XERO_SCOPES": "YOUR_XERO_SCOPES_HERE",
"XERO_CLIENT_BEARER_TOKEN": "YOUR_XERO_CLIENT_BEARER_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}