A side-by-side look at the MCP Openapi and Next Devtools MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Openapi for developer tools work as a local process; choose Next Devtools MCP for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
OPENAPI_BEARER_TOKEN, OPENAPI_API_KEY, OPENAPI_API_KEY_HEADER, OPENAPI_BASIC_USER, OPENAPI_BASIC_PASS.list_endpoints, call_endpoint.nextjs_index, nextjs_call, nextjs_docs.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 39/100 · Fair | 86/100 · Excellent |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | OPENAPI_BEARER_TOKENOPENAPI_API_KEYOPENAPI_API_KEY_HEADEROPENAPI_BASIC_USEROPENAPI_BASIC_PASS | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 828 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 7 views 0 installs 1 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | 4 |
| Full listing | View MCP Openapi | View Next Devtools MCP |
list_endpointsReturns all operations grouped by tag with operationIds, methods, paths, and parameterscall_endpointExecutes any operation by `operationId` with path/query/header/body parametersnextjs_indexDiscover running Next.js dev servers and list each one's runtime MCP tools.nextjs_callCall a runtime tool on a discovered server (errors, routes, logs, Server Actions).nextjs_docsGateway.** Point the agent at version-accurate docs in `node_modules/next/dist/docs/`.browser_evalGateway.** Point the agent at the [`agent-browser`](https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-browser) CLI for browser automation.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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"saurav61091-mcp-openapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-openapi-runner"
],
"env": {
"OPENAPI_BEARER_TOKEN": "YOUR_OPENAPI_BEARER_TOKEN_HERE",
"OPENAPI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAPI_API_KEY_HERE",
"OPENAPI_API_KEY_HEADER": "YOUR_OPENAPI_API_KEY_HEADER_HERE",
"OPENAPI_BASIC_USER": "YOUR_OPENAPI_BASIC_USER_HERE",
"OPENAPI_BASIC_PASS": "YOUR_OPENAPI_BASIC_PASS_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"vercel-next-devtools-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"next-devtools-mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}