Tether vs FireCMS Cloud
A side-by-side look at the Tether and FireCMS Cloud MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Tether for databases work as a local process; choose FireCMS Cloud for databases as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Tether when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose FireCMS Cloud when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Databases | Databases |
| Quality signal | 39/100 · Fair | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 1,281 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Tether | View FireCMS Cloud |
Tools & capabilities
Tether tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
FireCMS Cloud 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.
Tether
{
"mcpServers": {
"tether": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"tether-memory"
]
}
}
}
FireCMS Cloud
{
"mcpServers": {
"firecms-cloud": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"create-firecms-app"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Tether is categorized under Databases and uses a local stdio subprocess. FireCMS Cloud belongs to Databases and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Tether for databases work and FireCMS Cloud for databases.
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.
Tether has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. FireCMS Cloud 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 tether and firecms-cloud as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Tether has a quality signal of 39/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. FireCMS Cloud has 52/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1,281 GitHub stars.