Openhelm vs Reticle
A side-by-side look at the Openhelm and Reticle MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Openhelm for browser automation work; choose Reticle for browser automation as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
OChoose Openhelm when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
Choose Reticle when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | O Openhelm | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Browser Automation | Browser Automation |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | 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 | — | 1,267 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Openhelm | View Reticle |
Tools & capabilities
Openhelm tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Reticle 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.
Openhelm
No confirmed install command for Openhelm yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Reticle
{
"mcpServers": {
"reticle": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reticlehq/server"
]
}
}
}
