Ntfy MCP vs Apprise RMCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Ntfy MCP and Apprise RMCP 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 Ntfy MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: NTFY_TOPIC.
• Primary tools included: Sends notifications through ntfy, Exposes the notify_user MCP tool, Uses NTFY_TOPIC for topic selection.

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Choose Apprise RMCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: MCP tool named apprise, rapprise command-line interface, Stdio and Streamable HTTP MCP transports.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Ntfy MCP teddyzxcv Communication	Apprise RMCP Communication
Summary	The MCP server that keeps you informed by sending the notification on phone using ntfy	Rust MCP server and CLI for Apprise notification fan-out across dozens of delivery backends.
Category & Scope	Communication	Communication

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": {
    "teddyzxcv-ntfy-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "teddyzxcv-ntfy-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NTFY_TOPIC": "YOUR_NTFY_TOPIC_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apprise-rmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/rapprise"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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