PhoneScreen vs Prelim
A side-by-side look at the PhoneScreen and Prelim MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose PhoneScreen for workplace & productivity work over a hosted endpoint; choose Prelim for workplace & productivity. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose PhoneScreen when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
PChoose Prelim when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | P Prelim | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Workplace & Productivity | Workplace & Productivity |
| Quality signal | 69/100 · Great | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | — |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Verified | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | — |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View PhoneScreen | View Prelim |
Tools & capabilities
PhoneScreen tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Prelim 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.
PhoneScreen
{
"mcpServers": {
"phonescreen": {
"url": "https://app.phonescreen.ai/mcp"
}
}
}
Prelim
No confirmed install command for Prelim yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.