Cua Driver vs Google Calendar MCP (nspady)

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

	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	Google Calendar MCP (nspady) Manage Google Calendar events across multiple accounts with natural-language scheduling. Verified stdio (local) OAuth TypeScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Rust	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	OAuth
GitHub stars	19k	1.1k
Last commit	1 month ago	5 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"`	`npx -y @cocal/google-calendar-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Pick Google Calendar MCP (nspady) if you want a verified, documented setup.

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"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Google Calendar MCP (nspady)

Install / run

npx -y @cocal/google-calendar-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-calendar-mcp-nspady": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cocal/google-calendar-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS": "/absolute/path/to/gcp-oauth.keys.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Cua Driver or Google Calendar MCP (nspady) — which is better?

Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key. Pick Google Calendar MCP (nspady) if you want a verified, documented setup.

Can I use both Cua Driver and Google Calendar MCP (nspady)?

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 Cua Driver and Google Calendar MCP (nspady) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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