Qwen38 Free Gateway vs Salt
A side-by-side look at the Qwen38 Free Gateway and Salt MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Q
Qwen38 Free GatewayConversational AIFree-first Qwen3.8-27B OpenAI-compatible gateway with failover, health checks, and MCP.39FairAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Qwen38 Free Gateway for conversational ai work; choose Salt for conversational ai as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
QChoose Qwen38 Free Gateway when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Conversational AI domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Salt when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Conversational AI domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
create_salt_agent, list_salt_agents, delegate_to_agent.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | Q Qwen38 Free Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Conversational AI | Conversational AI |
| Quality signal | 39/100 · Fair | 55/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 1 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 30 |
| Full listing | View Qwen38 Free Gateway | View Salt |
Tools & capabilities
Qwen38 Free Gateway tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Salt tools 30
create_salt_agentdisplay_name`, `username`, `description`, `personalist_salt_agentsnonedelegate_to_agenttarget_agent_id`, `taskreport_progressstatus`, `titleconsult_agenthandle`, `questionrequest_floornonepost_cardblocks`, `chat_idupdate_cardcard_id`, `blockscreate_productname`, `kind`, `pricelist_productsnoneoffer_productproduct_idsend_invoiceline_items- +18 more on 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.
Qwen38 Free Gateway
No confirmed install command for Qwen38 Free Gateway yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Salt
{
"mcpServers": {
"salt": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"salt-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Qwen38 Free Gateway is categorized under Conversational AI and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Salt belongs to Conversational AI and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Qwen38 Free Gateway for conversational ai work and Salt for conversational ai.
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. Qwen38 Free Gateway has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Qwen38 Free Gateway is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Salt has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 qwen38-free-gateway and salt as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Qwen38 Free Gateway has a quality signal of 39/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Salt has 55/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.