SkillsPicker vs Shadcn Ui MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the SkillsPicker and Shadcn Ui MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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SkillsPickerDeveloper Tools · Remote HTTP/SSERecommends open-license agent skills (SKILL.md) for a project from its stack and task tags. Remote, read-only, no auth.51GoodAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose SkillsPicker for developer tools work over a hosted endpoint; choose Shadcn Ui MCP Server 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?
SChoose SkillsPicker when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
recommend_skills.
Choose Shadcn Ui MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
MCP_TRANSPORT_MODE, MCP_PORT, MCP_HOST, MCP_CORS_ORIGINS, GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN, UI_LIBRARY. - You want tools like
get_component, get_component_demo, list_components.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S SkillsPicker | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 72/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | MCP_TRANSPORT_MODEMCP_PORTMCP_HOSTMCP_CORS_ORIGINSGITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENUI_LIBRARY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 3,061 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 1 | 10 |
| Full listing | View SkillsPicker | View Shadcn Ui MCP Server |
Tools & capabilities
SkillsPicker tools 1
recommend_skillsRecommend free, open-license agent skills (SKILL.md) for the current project. Call this when the user starts a new project or sets up a repo, asks which skills or plugins to add to Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot or Gemini CLI, mentions SKILL.md, Cursor rules or agent skills, or asks how to make the coding agent better at their stack (for example Next.js, FastAPI, Django, Expo, Supabase, Stripe, Cloudflare Workers, Rust, Go). Prefer tags you derive from local files (package.json, pyproject.toml, go.mod, Cargo.toml) so no code leaves the machine; a short description or a public GitHub repo URL also works. Read-only. Returns how many of 3,000+ indexed skills match, 2 picks with source, license and install command, and a link to the full ranked list ($9 one time).
Shadcn Ui MCP Server tools 10
get_componentGet the source code for a specific shadcn/ui v4 componentget_component_demoGet demo code illustrating how a shadcn/ui v4 component should be usedlist_componentsGet all available shadcn/ui v4 componentsget_component_metadataGet metadata for a specific shadcn/ui v4 componentget_directory_structureGet the directory structure of the shadcn-ui v4 repositoryget_blockGet source code for a specific shadcn/ui v4 block (e.g., calendar-01, dashboard-01)list_blocksGet all available shadcn/ui v4 blocks with categorizationapply_themeApply a TweakCN theme preset to the projectlist_themesList available tweakcn themesget_themeGet details of a specific tweakcn theme
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.
SkillsPicker
{
"mcpServers": {
"skillspicker": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"skillspicker"
]
}
}
}
Shadcn Ui MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"jpisnice-shadcn-ui-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jpisnice/shadcn-ui-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT_MODE": "YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT_MODE_HERE",
"MCP_PORT": "YOUR_MCP_PORT_HERE",
"MCP_HOST": "YOUR_MCP_HOST_HERE",
"MCP_CORS_ORIGINS": "YOUR_MCP_CORS_ORIGINS_HERE",
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE",
"UI_LIBRARY": "YOUR_UI_LIBRARY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
SkillsPicker is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Shadcn Ui MCP Server belongs to Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick SkillsPicker for developer tools work and Shadcn Ui MCP Server 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.
SkillsPicker is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Shadcn Ui MCP Server is listed as free. Auth: api key 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 skillspicker and jpisnice-shadcn-ui-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, SkillsPicker has a quality signal of 51/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Shadcn Ui MCP Server has 72/100 (Great) with 3 views, 0 installs and 3,061 GitHub stars.