Bazi MCP (八字 MCP) vs Cua Driver

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

	Bazi MCP (八字 MCP) AI-powered Bazi (Chinese Four Pillars) calculator for accurate destiny and personality data. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Stale TypeScript	Cua Driver Background computer-use MCP server that drives native macOS, Windows, and Linux desktop apps without stealing focus. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Rust
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	393	19k
Last commit	9 months ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @smithery/cli install @cantian-ai/bazi-mcp --client claude`	`/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Bazi MCP (八字 MCP) if you prefer its approach (ai-powered bazi (chinese four pillars) calculator for accurate destiny and personality data).

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

Add Bazi MCP (八字 MCP)

Install / run

npx -y @smithery/cli install @cantian-ai/bazi-mcp --client claude

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

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

Add Cua Driver

Install / run

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cua-driver": {
      "command": "cua-driver",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Bazi MCP (八字 MCP) or Cua Driver — which is better?

Pick Bazi MCP (八字 MCP) if you prefer its approach (ai-powered bazi (chinese four pillars) calculator for accurate destiny and personality data). Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Bazi MCP (八字 MCP) and Cua Driver?

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 Bazi MCP (八字 MCP) and Cua Driver work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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