Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) vs Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp)

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

	Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) Official Cloudinary server to upload, transform, and manage media assets via natural language. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp) Popular community server that feeds Figma layout data to coding agents via a Figma API token. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	30	15k
Last commit	1 month ago	19 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y --package @cloudinary/asset-management-mcp -- mcp start`	`npx -y figma-developer-mcp --stdio`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official)

Install / run

npx -y --package @cloudinary/asset-management-mcp -- mcp start

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudinary-asset-management-mcp-official": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--package",
        "@cloudinary/asset-management-mcp",
        "--",
        "mcp",
        "start"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLOUDINARY_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
        "CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET": "<your-api-secret>",
        "CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME": "<your-cloud-name>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp)

Install / run

npx -y figma-developer-mcp --stdio

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "figma-context-mcp-figma-developer-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "figma-developer-mcp",
        "--stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FIGMA_API_KEY": "<your-figma-api-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) or Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp) — which is better?

Pick Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) and Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-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 Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) and Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-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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