A side-by-side look at the Verificate MCP Quickstart and Magic MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Verificate MCP Quickstart for developer tools work; choose Magic MCP for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
validate_ai_output, validate_plan, analyze_code.TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY, API_KEY_21ST.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid service |
| Required env vars | None listed | TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEYAPI_KEY_21ST |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 5,997 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 16 views 1 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Verificate MCP Quickstart | View Magic MCP |
validate_ai_outputBinary **approve/reject** verdict + severity-ranked findingsvalidate_planBinary **approve/reject** verdict + findingsanalyze_codeScores + findings, deliberately **no verdictgenerate_codeGated code (no placeholders, no invented APIs)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.
No confirmed install command for Verificate MCP Quickstart yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"21st-dev-magic-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@21st-dev/cli@latest"
],
"env": {
"TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY": "YOUR_TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY_HERE",
"API_KEY_21ST": "YOUR_API_KEY_21ST_HERE"
}
}
}
}