What is the key difference between Orbit and VäderKollen — Nordic Weather?

Orbit belongs to the Aerospace & Astrodynamics category with cloud HTTP/SSE execution, while VäderKollen — Nordic Weather belongs to the Aerospace & Astrodynamics category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Orbit or VäderKollen — Nordic Weather in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Orbit and VäderKollen — Nordic Weather free or paid?

Orbit operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). VäderKollen — Nordic Weather operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Orbit lists 0 tools with 3 views and 0 GitHub stars. VäderKollen — Nordic Weather lists 0 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Orbit and VäderKollen — Nordic Weather together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Orbit vs VäderKollen — Nordic Weather

In-depth architectural comparison of the Orbit and VäderKollen — Nordic Weather MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Orbit

Aerospace & Astrodynamics · Remote HTTP/SSE

Quality: 42/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

VäderKollen — Nordic Weather

Aerospace & Astrodynamics · Local stdio

Quality: 25/100 (Emerging) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Orbit if you need specialized Aerospace & Astrodynamics tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose VäderKollen — Nordic Weather if your workspace requires Aerospace & Astrodynamics integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Orbit when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Aerospace & Astrodynamics domain.
You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Orbit Details

Choose VäderKollen — Nordic Weather when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Aerospace & Astrodynamics domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore VäderKollen — Nordic Weather Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	O Orbit Aerospace & Astrodynamics	V VäderKollen — Nordic Weather Aerospace & Astrodynamics
Summary	Orbit Zürich: Workshop-Räume, Preise und freie Slots abfragen, Buchungsanfragen stellen.	Nordic weather: forecasts, warnings, HD radar, rain nowcast, lightning, aurora, satellite AI.
Category & Scope	Aerospace & Astrodynamics	Aerospace & Astrodynamics

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Orbit Tools (0)

No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.

VäderKollen — Nordic Weather Tools (0)

No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

Orbit Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orbit": {
      "url": "https://www.the-orbit.ch/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VäderKollen — Nordic Weather Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "v-derkollen-nordic-weather": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "v-derkollen-nordic-weather"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Orbit is categorized under Aerospace & Astrodynamics and uses a remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. In contrast, VäderKollen — Nordic Weather belongs to Aerospace & Astrodynamics using local stdio subprocess. Select Orbit when you need capabilities focused on aerospace & astrodynamics and VäderKollen — Nordic Weather when you require tools for aerospace & astrodynamics.

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