composio vs mcp-use
Two of the top projects in Agent and MCP starters, side by side: who leads on each score part and who each one suits, then setup, license, activity and what each review found.
composio
TypeScript and Python SDKs that give agents authenticated tools across 1000+ apps
mcp-use
TypeScript framework for building MCP servers with React Views and an Inspector
Verdict
composio ranks higher, 92 to 84. Of the 4 score parts we measure for both, composio leads on 2, mcp-use on 1 and 1 is even.
- Adoptioncomposio leads by 8 points, 92 to 84.
- FreshnessEven at 100.
- Maintenancemcp-use leads by 8 points, 95 to 87.
- Agent-readycomposio leads by 85 points, 85 to 0: a wide gap.
Pick composio if you are
Developers wiring agents to third-party apps with managed per-user auth
- Adapters for about 16 frameworks, including OpenAI Agents, Claude Agent SDK, LangChain and Mastra
- Per-user sessions handle authentication, so the agent does not manage OAuth flows
Pick mcp-use if you are
TypeScript developers building MCP servers and ChatGPT or Claude apps
- Zod schemas flow from tool input and output into React View props
- Inspector served at /mcp/inspector in dev; headless CLI can call tools and screenshot Views
| What we compare | composio | mcp-use |
|---|---|---|
| Score parts, out of 100 | ||
| Adoption | 92, widely used | 84, widely used |
| Freshness | 100, active | 100, active |
| Maintenance | 87, healthy | 95, healthy |
| Agent-ready | 85, ready | 0, none |
| Facts from GitHub and the README | ||
| Stars | 30.9k | 10.8k |
| License | MIT (permissive) | MIT (permissive) |
| Last commit | Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Last release | Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Docker | No | No |
| GPU | Not needed | Not needed |
| arm64 or Apple Silicon | Not stated | Not stated |
composio
Composio is an SDK monorepo (TypeScript, Python, and a CLI) that creates per-user sessions exposing pre-authenticated toolkits to an agent. Sessions default to meta tools that discover, authenticate and execute app tools at runtime, and can also be served through a hosted MCP endpoint. Provider adapters convert the tools to the formats of OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, Google ADK, CrewAI and others.
Who it is for: Developers wiring agents to third-party apps with managed per-user auth
Strengths
- Adapters for about 16 frameworks, including OpenAI Agents, Claude Agent SDK, LangChain and Mastra
- Per-user sessions handle authentication, so the agent does not manage OAuth flows
- Meta tools load tools at runtime instead of putting hundreds of definitions in context
- Each session can also be exposed as a hosted MCP URL for Claude, Cursor or other clients
Weaknesses
- Requires a COMPOSIO_API_KEY from the hosted dashboard; the README documents no self-hosted option
- The SDK is open source, but toolkits and auth run through Composio's service
- Provider coverage is uneven: Vercel and Mastra are TypeScript only, CrewAI and AutoGen Python only
- Pi provider is experimental and ships from a separate package
- TypeScript, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google GenAI, LangChain
- Needs Composio API key (hosted service), Node 22+ for TypeScript SDK, Python 3.10+ for Python SDK
mcp-use
mcp-use is a TypeScript v2 framework, built on the official MCP TypeScript SDK, for writing MCP servers with Zod-typed tools. It binds React Views to tools so they render as interactive apps in hosts such as ChatGPT and Claude. It ships a dev Inspector, a headless client CLI, a View screenshot command, tunneling, and a deploy command targeting Manufact.
Who it is for: TypeScript developers building MCP servers and ChatGPT or Claude apps
Strengths
- Zod schemas flow from tool input and output into React View props
- Inspector served at /mcp/inspector in dev; headless CLI can call tools and screenshot Views
- Built-in tunnel (mcp-use dev --tunnel) for testing in ChatGPT and Claude before deploy
- MIT licensed, with a self-hosting guide alongside the hosted option
Weaknesses
- v2 is a breaking change from v1; a migration guide is needed
- Benchmark and comparison figures are the project's own, not independent
- One-command npm run deploy targets the vendor's Manufact platform
- Example apps live in separate repos, not in the main package
- TypeScript
- Needs Node.js, npm, React, Zod
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