TakoData Tako MCP vs Agentic Mermaid
A side-by-side look at the TakoData Tako MCP and Agentic Mermaid MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose TakoData Tako MCP for data visualization work over a hosted endpoint; choose Agentic Mermaid for data visualization as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose TakoData Tako MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Visualization domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
- You want tools like
tako_available_data, tako_contents, tako_graph_related.
Choose Agentic Mermaid when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Visualization domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Visualization | Data Visualization |
| Quality signal | 70/100 · Great | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 6 | 69 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View TakoData Tako MCP | View Agentic Mermaid |
Tools & capabilities
TakoData Tako MCP tools 4
tako_available_dataFind what data Tako holds on an entity or a metric, and the canonical name it holds it under. Best for: coverage questions themselves, or a metric's canonical name before a priced search. Put a company, person, or place in `q` to list the metrics tracked on it; put a metric in `q` to list the entities it covers. Add `metric` when you know the measure — you get the resolved pair and a ready-to-run `next_call`. Search on the canonical names it returns, not your own phrasing — `tako_search` matches the graph's names, not yours. A name here means the graph tracks it, not that a card exists. If the follow-up search comes back empty, say Tako has no card for it rather than rephrasing the query. Hand a node id to `tako_graph_related` to see what else connects to it.tako_contentsFetch the full content behind a url: a web page's text, or an exportable Tako card's data rows. Batch up to 10 urls in one call — each one is billed and fails on its own. Fetch only cards that `tako_search` marked `exportable: true`. Rows bill per 1,000 delivered, so set `max_rows` when the recent rows are enough. A website-traffic or SEO card also bills a per-unit data minimum that `max_rows` doesn't bound. If a page is long, such as a filing or an annual report, set `query` to a question to get back only the passages that answer it. Best for: reading one source in full — a page you need to quote, or the rows behind a card you need to compute over.tako_graph_relatedExplore what a graph node connects to — its metrics, the entities a metric covers, competitors, industry, index membership, and sources. Two modes. Pass `node_id` alone for the map: every relation group with its key, label, total, and its first 3 names. Pass `relation` to page one group, where each item comes back with the id that explores it. Read a key off the map rather than guessing — an unknown key returns an empty group, not an error. Best for: expanding a node you already resolved. Resolve a name to a node id with `tako_available_data` first. A metric listed here means the graph tracks it, not that a card exists — `tako_search` is the final check.tako_searchSearch Tako's data graph and the live web in one call: many results at once, as structured cards plus web results, with the top card rendered inline as a chart. It finds data; `tako_contents` fetches it. Each card carries a headline value, node ids, and a url — pass the url to `tako_contents` for rows (`exportable: true` cards) or a web result's full page text. When `exportable` is false the rows are locked — read the headline value from the card's `description`. Website-traffic and SEO cards bill a per-unit data minimum above the search price. Best for: breadth — fan out several narrow queries in parallel. Each query resolves one metric — for one entity, or a comparison set ("Apple revenue", "Nvidia vs AMD gross margin"); several metrics or topics in one query retrieve poorly. To learn what Tako covers, or a metric's canonical name, run `tako_available_data` first, then search on the canonical name it returns.
Agentic Mermaid 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.
TakoData Tako MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"takodata-tako-mcp": {
"url": "https://mcp.tako.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Agentic Mermaid
{
"mcpServers": {
"agentic-mermaid": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"--no-install",
"agentic-mermaid"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
TakoData Tako MCP is categorized under Data Visualization and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Agentic Mermaid belongs to Data Visualization and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick TakoData Tako MCP for data visualization work and Agentic Mermaid for data visualization.
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.
TakoData Tako MCP is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: oauth 2.0. Agentic Mermaid 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 takodata-tako-mcp and agentic-mermaid as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, TakoData Tako MCP has a quality signal of 70/100 (Great) with 1 views, 0 installs and 6 GitHub stars. Agentic Mermaid has 48/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 69 GitHub stars.