What's New vs SpriteCook

In-depth architectural comparison of the What's New and SpriteCook 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?

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Choose What's New when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose SpriteCook when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	W What's New Gaming	SpriteCook Gaming
Summary	Changelogs for apps, games and operating systems. Ask what shipped since the version you run.	Generate game assets with AI for 2D games, including sprites, tilesets, and animations.
Category & Scope	Gaming	Gaming
Quality signal

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": {
    "what-s-new": {
      "url": "https://whatsnew.fyi/mcp/setup"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spritecook": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "spritecook-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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