OpenWork MCP Gateway vs Qualien MCP
A side-by-side look at the OpenWork MCP Gateway and Qualien MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose OpenWork MCP Gateway for aggregators work over a hosted endpoint; choose Qualien MCP for aggregators as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose OpenWork MCP Gateway when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Aggregators domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
Choose Qualien MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Aggregators domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
playwright__browser_close, playwright__browser_resize, playwright__browser_console_messages.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Aggregators | Aggregators |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 63/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 24,232 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 39 |
| Full listing | View OpenWork MCP Gateway | View Qualien MCP |
Tools & capabilities
OpenWork MCP Gateway tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Qualien MCP tools 39
playwright__browser_closeClose the pageplaywright__browser_resizeResize the browser windowplaywright__browser_console_messagesReturns all console messagesplaywright__browser_handle_dialogHandle a dialogplaywright__browser_emulate_mediaEmulate CSS media features for the page, for example switch between the light and dark color scheme. Omitted parameters are left unchanged; null clears an override.playwright__browser_evaluateEvaluate JavaScript expression on page or elementplaywright__browser_file_uploadUpload one or multiple filesplaywright__browser_dropDrop files or MIME-typed data onto an element, as if dragged from outside the page. At least one of "paths" or "data" must be provided.playwright__browser_findSearch the accessibility snapshot of the current page for text or a regular expression. Returns matching snapshot nodes with a few lines of surrounding context (like search snippets), each shown under its path from the root of the tree, which is cheaper than capturing the whole snapshot when you only need to locate an element and its ref.playwright__browser_fill_formFill multiple form fieldsplaywright__browser_press_keyPress a key on the keyboardplaywright__browser_typeType text into editable element- +27 more on 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.
OpenWork MCP Gateway
{
"mcpServers": {
"openwork-mcp-gateway": {
"url": "https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agent"
}
}
}
Qualien MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"qualien-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"qualien-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
OpenWork MCP Gateway is categorized under Aggregators and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Qualien MCP belongs to Aggregators and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick OpenWork MCP Gateway for aggregators work and Qualien MCP for aggregators.
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.
OpenWork MCP Gateway has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: oauth 2.0. Qualien MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 openwork-mcp-gateway and qualien-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, OpenWork MCP Gateway has a quality signal of 49/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 24,232 GitHub stars. Qualien MCP has 63/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.