Pocketnook vs Shipvela
A side-by-side look at the Pocketnook and Shipvela MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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ShipvelaCloud Platforms · Remote HTTP/SSEShipvela vendor-maintained remote Streamable HTTP MCP at https://shipvela.com/mcp for creating website projects, deploying supported GitHub repositories, and reading operation/deployment status, build logs and usage. Requires a Shipvela account with OAuth S256 PKCE and dynamic client registration; GitHub deployment uses an existing Shipvela GitHub connection. Hobby starts free with 3 projects and 20 publishes/month; paid plans are available. Public beta Codex plugin and publishing skill: https://github.com/stefanautomateed/shipvela-codex. Hosted runtime is private and no source license or authenticated health benchmark is claimed. Maker submission by Stefan Mitrovic with Codex assistance.47FairAuth: oauth 2.0Verdict: choose Pocketnook for cloud platforms work as a local process; choose Shipvela for cloud platforms over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Pocketnook when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
POCKETNOOK_TOKEN. - You want tools like
deploy, deploy_directory, list_nooks.
SChoose Shipvela when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S Shipvela | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cloud Platforms | Cloud Platforms |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Not declared | Freemium |
| Required env vars | POCKETNOOK_TOKEN | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | — |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Pocketnook | View Shipvela |
Tools & capabilities
Pocketnook tools 5
deployDeploy a GitHub repository — the tip of its default branch — and return its private URL.deploy_directoryDeploy a directory from this machine as it is on disk. No repository needed.list_nooksEverything this account has deployed, with URLs and status.nook_logsBuild output — the first thing to read when a deploy went wrong.stop_nookTake a nook offline, keeping its URL, grants, and secrets.
Shipvela 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.
Pocketnook
{
"mcpServers": {
"pocketnook": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pocketnook/mcp"
],
"env": {
"POCKETNOOK_TOKEN": "YOUR_POCKETNOOK_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Shipvela
{
"mcpServers": {
"shipvela": {
"url": "https://shipvela.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Pocketnook is categorized under Cloud Platforms and uses a local stdio subprocess. Shipvela belongs to Cloud Platforms and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Pocketnook for cloud platforms work and Shipvela for cloud platforms.
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.
Pocketnook has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Shipvela is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: oauth 2.0. 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 pocketnook and shipvela as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Pocketnook has a quality signal of 51/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Shipvela has 47/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.