flox-mcp vs Mobile MCP

A side-by-side comparison of two Developer Tools servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	flox-mcp Grounded access to the FLOX trading framework surface for AI coding agents. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python	Mobile MCP Platform-agnostic mobile automation for iOS & Android — simulators, emulators, and real devices. Unverified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	215	5.2k
Last commit	8 days ago	4 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`pip install flox-mcp`	`npx -y @mobilenext/mobile-mcp@latest`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick flox-mcp if you want the official, vendor-maintained server.

Pick Mobile MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add flox-mcp

Install / run

pip install flox-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flox-mcp": {
      "command": "flox-mcp",
      "args": [
        "serve"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FLOX_RUNTIME_STATE": "$HOME/.flox/runtime.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Mobile MCP

Install / run

npx -y @mobilenext/mobile-mcp@latest

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mobile-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mobilenext/mobile-mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

flox-mcp or Mobile MCP — which is better?

Pick flox-mcp if you want the official, vendor-maintained server. Pick Mobile MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both flox-mcp and Mobile MCP?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do flox-mcp and Mobile MCP work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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