Prepublish MCP vs Token Meter
A side-by-side look at the Prepublish MCP and Token Meter MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Prepublish MCPMarketing · Local subprocess (stdio)Audit YouTube scripts before recording: hook, structure and pacing scores, drop-off passages, policy and inauthentic-content checks, and runtime estimates.57GoodAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Prepublish MCP for marketing work as a local process; choose Token Meter for marketing as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Prepublish MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
audit_script, get_audit, audit_hook.
Choose Token Meter when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
usage_summary, recent_sessions, session_tools.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | Prepublish MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 60/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Freemium |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | 4 |
| Full listing | View Prepublish MCP | View Token Meter |
Tools & capabilities
Prepublish MCP tools 6
audit_scriptFull audit of a finished draft: hook, structure and pacing scores, an attention-risk map naming the passages most likely to lose viewers, and a rewrite. Returns the analysis and its idget_auditCollect an earlier audit by `analysis_idaudit_hookPer-sentence attention pull across the opening, curiosity gap, payoff distance, a grade, and rewritten alternativescheck_authenticityReused, templated or mass-produced content risk, with the quotes that fired each signalpolicy_preflightWhich YouTube policy families a script touches, each citing YouTube's own pagescript_runtimeWords to runtime and runtime to a word budget, at 160, 181 and 201 words per minute measured across 349 videos
Token Meter tools 4
usage_summaryDaily table of token counts, USD-equivalent cost, and call counts — broken down by day and modelrecent_sessionsLatest sessions with paste-ready `claude --resume` / `codex resume` commandssession_toolsPer-tool breakdown inside a session: call count, total tokens, average latency, response sizerefresh_dataRe-scans your local JSONL logs for new activity, then returns a fresh summary
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.
Prepublish MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"prepublish-prepublish-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"prepublish-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Token Meter
{
"mcpServers": {
"whdrnr2583-cmd-token-meter": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@whdrnr2583/token-meter"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Prepublish MCP is categorized under Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Token Meter belongs to Marketing and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Prepublish MCP for marketing work and Token Meter for marketing.
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.
Prepublish MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: no auth required. Token Meter is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: no auth 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 prepublish-prepublish-mcp and whdrnr2583-cmd-token-meter as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Prepublish MCP has a quality signal of 57/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Token Meter has 60/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.