Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) vs Figma MCP Server (Official Remote)

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 MCP Server (Official Remote) Official Figma server that brings design context, variables, and components into AI coding tools. Verified HTTP (remote) OAuth Hosted
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	Hosted
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	API key	OAuth
GitHub stars	30	120
Last commit	1 month ago	26 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y --package @cloudinary/asset-management-mcp -- mcp start`	`Add MCP server URL https://mcp.figma.com/mcp (HTTP) and sign in via Figma OAuth`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Pick Figma MCP Server (Official Remote) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

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 MCP Server (Official Remote)

Install / run

Add MCP server URL https://mcp.figma.com/mcp (HTTP) and sign in via Figma OAuth

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "figma-mcp-server-official-remote": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.figma.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

FAQ

Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) or Figma MCP Server (Official Remote) — which is better?

Pick Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine. Pick Figma MCP Server (Official Remote) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Can I use both Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) and Figma MCP Server (Official Remote)?

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 MCP Server (Official Remote) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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