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