ShipSwift vs UI Beats
A side-by-side look at the ShipSwift and UI Beats MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose ShipSwift for developer tools work over a hosted endpoint; choose UI Beats for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose ShipSwift when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
listRecipes, getRecipe, searchRecipes.
Choose UI Beats when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 64/100 · Good | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 3,243 | 234 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View ShipSwift | View UI Beats |
Tools & capabilities
ShipSwift tools 3
listRecipesList production-ready SwiftUI code recipes. Each recipe is a complete, copy-paste-ready implementation — not a tutorial. Covers native iOS features (SwiftUI, Swift Charts, SpriteKit, Vision, AVFoundation, StoreKit 2, NavigationStack) and backend infrastructure (AWS CDK, Hono, Node.js, Cognito, DynamoDB). Categories: animations, charts, UI components, and full-stack modules including auth, camera, subscriptions, chat, and settings.getRecipeGet a recipe by ID. Returns complete, copy-paste-ready Swift source code with architecture explanation and implementation steps. Module recipes may also include backend code (Hono/Node.js + AWS CDK).searchRecipesSearch recipes by keyword across titles, descriptions, tags, and full source code. Use for any iOS, SwiftUI, or backend topic — e.g. subscription, authentication, camera, animation, chart, onboarding, paywall, infrastructure.
UI Beats 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.
ShipSwift
{
"mcpServers": {
"shipswift": {
"url": "https://api.shipswift.app/mcp"
}
}
}
UI Beats
{
"mcpServers": {
"ui-beats": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shadcn@latest"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
ShipSwift is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. UI Beats belongs to Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick ShipSwift for developer tools work and UI Beats for developer tools.
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.
ShipSwift has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. UI Beats 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 shipswift and ui-beats as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, ShipSwift has a quality signal of 64/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 3,243 GitHub stars. UI Beats has 49/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 234 GitHub stars.