A side-by-side look at the Trinity Lite and Zerostel MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Trinity Lite for coding agents work as a local process; choose Zerostel for coding agents. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Trinity Lite when
You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Zerostel 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.
No confirmed install command for Zerostel yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Trinity Lite is categorized under Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Zerostel belongs to Coding Agents and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Trinity Lite for coding agents work and Zerostel for coding agents.
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. Zerostel has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Trinity Lite has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Zerostel is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. 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 yomiracle-trinity-lite and zerostel as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Trinity Lite has a quality signal of 49/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 5 GitHub stars. Zerostel has 35/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.