A side-by-side look at the Testcollab MCP Server and Nx Console 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 Nx Console 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.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | TC_API_TOKENTC_API_URLTC_DEFAULT_PROJECT | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 4 | 1,412 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Testcollab MCP Server | View Nx Console |
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": {
"nx-console": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"create-nx-workspace@latest"
]
}
}
}