Steam Trends API vs Steamwebapi

In-depth architectural comparison of the Steam Trends API and Steamwebapi MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Steam Trends API when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Steamwebapi when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Steamwebapi Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Steam Trends API Gaming	S Steamwebapi Gaming
Summary	Steam concurrent player trends for any game over time. Free key at trendsapi.ai	Live Steam Market API docs, schemas, products, games, markets and endpoint search.
Category & Scope	Gaming	Gaming
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "steam-trends-api-2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "trendsapi-steam"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "steamwebapi": {
      "url": "https://steamwebapi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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