Orbit vs Huly MCP
A side-by-side look at the Orbit and Huly MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Orbit for product management work over a hosted endpoint; choose Huly MCP for product management. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Orbit when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
Choose Huly MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management domain.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
HULY_URL, HULY_TOKEN, HULY_WORKSPACE. - You want tools like
get_huly_startup_diagnostic.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Product Management | Product Management |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 63/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | — |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | None listed | HULY_URLHULY_TOKENHULY_WORKSPACE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 69 | 59 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 1 |
| Full listing | View Orbit | View Huly MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Orbit tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Huly MCP tools 1
get_huly_startup_diagnosticHuly MCP startup failed: unsupported Node.js runtime. Detected 20.9.0 at /usr/local/bin/node; required >=22.19.0. MCP hosts use the Node.js executable resolved by their configured command and PATH. Install Node.js 22.19.0 or later, or configure this MCP server's command to a compatible Node.js executable, then restart the MCP server.
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.
Orbit
{
"mcpServers": {
"orbit-3": {
"url": "https://orbit.example.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Huly MCP
No confirmed install command for Huly MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Orbit is categorized under Product Management and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Huly MCP belongs to Product Management and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Orbit for product management work and Huly MCP for product management.
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. Huly MCP has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Orbit is listed as free. Auth: oauth 2.0. Huly MCP is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key 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 orbit-3 and dearlordylord-huly-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Orbit has a quality signal of 45/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 69 GitHub stars. Huly MCP has 63/100 (Good) with 5 views, 0 installs and 59 GitHub stars.