A side-by-side look at the Riddle and Riddle MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Riddle for education work; choose Riddle for education over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
R
Choose Riddle when
You need dedicated capabilities in the Education domain.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Riddle 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.
Riddle
No confirmed install command for Riddle yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Riddle is categorized under Education and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Riddle belongs to Education and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Riddle for education work and Riddle for education.
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. Riddle has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Riddle has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Riddle 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 riddle and riddle-2 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Riddle has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Riddle has 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.