A side-by-side look at the Testcollab MCP Server and Claude Task Master MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Testcollab MCP Server for developer tools work as a local process; choose Claude Task Master for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
TC_API_TOKEN, TC_API_URL, TC_DEFAULT_PROJECT.project_id, suite, filter.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, PERPLEXITY_API_KEY, XAI_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, MISTRAL_API_KEY, TASK_MASTER_TOOLS.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | TC_API_TOKENTC_API_URLTC_DEFAULT_PROJECT | ANTHROPIC_API_KEYOPENAI_API_KEYGOOGLE_API_KEYPERPLEXITY_API_KEYXAI_API_KEYOPENROUTER_API_KEYMISTRAL_API_KEYTASK_MASTER_TOOLS |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 4 | 28,255 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 9 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Testcollab MCP Server | View Claude Task Master |
project_idProject ID (*required if `TC_DEFAULT_PROJECT` not set)suiteNofilterFilter conditionssortSort specificationlimitMax results (1-100, default: 50)offsetSkip N results (default: 0)No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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": {
"tcsoftinc-testcollab-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@testcollab/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"TC_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_TC_API_TOKEN_HERE",
"TC_API_URL": "YOUR_TC_API_URL_HERE",
"TC_DEFAULT_PROJECT": "YOUR_TC_DEFAULT_PROJECT_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"eyaltoledano-claude-task-master": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"task-master-ai"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY_HERE",
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY_HERE",
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_HERE",
"XAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_XAI_API_KEY_HERE",
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY_HERE",
"MISTRAL_API_KEY": "YOUR_MISTRAL_API_KEY_HERE",
"TASK_MASTER_TOOLS": "YOUR_TASK_MASTER_TOOLS_HERE"
}
}
}
}