Cua Driver vs mcp-google-sheets

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	mcp-google-sheets Your AI assistant's gateway to Google Sheets — read, write, format, and chart spreadsheets via MCP. Unverified stdio (local) OAuth Python
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Rust	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	OAuth
GitHub stars	19k	912
Last commit	1 month ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"`	`uvx mcp-google-sheets@latest`
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 mcp-google-sheets if you prefer its approach (your ai assistant's gateway to google sheets — read, write, format, and chart spreadsheets via 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"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add mcp-google-sheets

Install / run

uvx mcp-google-sheets@latest

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-google-sheets": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-google-sheets@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PATH": "/full/path/to/your/service-account-key.json",
        "DRIVE_FOLDER_ID": "your_shared_folder_id_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Cua Driver or mcp-google-sheets — 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 mcp-google-sheets if you prefer its approach (your ai assistant's gateway to google sheets — read, write, format, and chart spreadsheets via mcp).

Can I use both Cua Driver and mcp-google-sheets?

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 mcp-google-sheets work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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