mcp-use vs skybridge
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.
mcp-use
TypeScript framework for building MCP servers with React Views and an Inspector
skybridge
React framework for building MCP Apps with interactive UI views
Verdict
mcp-use ranks higher, 87 to 78. Of the 4 score parts we measure for both, mcp-use leads on 2, skybridge on 1 and 1 is even.
- Adoptionmcp-use leads by 40 points, 81 to 41: a wide gap.
- FreshnessEven at 100.
- Maintenancemcp-use leads by 1 point, 95 to 94: close to even.
- Agent-readyskybridge leads by 25 points, 70 to 45: a wide gap.
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
- Built-in Inspector, tunnel (mcp-use dev --tunnel) and View screenshot CLI
Pick skybridge if you are
TypeScript developers building interactive MCP Apps for Claude and ChatGPT
- Type inference from MCP tool definitions through to React views
- Dev server with local emulator, hot module reload and tunnel to Claude and ChatGPT
| What we compare | mcp-use | skybridge |
|---|---|---|
| Score parts, out of 100 | ||
| Adoption | 81, widely used | 41, known |
| Freshness | 100, active | 100, active |
| Maintenance | 95, healthy | 94, healthy |
| Agent-ready | 45, minimal | 70, partly |
| Facts from GitHub and the README | ||
| Stars | 10.9k | 2.2k |
| License | MIT (permissive) | MIT (permissive) |
| Last commit | Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| Last release | Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Docker | No | No |
| GPU | Not needed | Not needed |
| arm64 or Apple Silicon | Not stated | Not stated |
mcp-use
mcp-use is a TypeScript framework for writing MCP servers with Zod-typed tools and React Views bound to those tools, so they render as interactive apps in ChatGPT and Claude. It ships a browser Inspector at /mcp/inspector, a headless CLI client with View screenshots, and tunneling for testing against hosted clients. It builds on the official TypeScript SDK v2 and deploys to Manufact or self-hosted.
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
- Built-in Inspector, tunnel (mcp-use dev --tunnel) and View screenshot CLI
- Scaffold via npx create-mcp-use-app gives a running server and Inspector
- MIT licensed; separate client, agent and Python packages exist
Weaknesses
- Benchmark comparisons in the README are published by the project itself
- Managed deploy, observability and evals tie into the commercial Manufact platform
- v2 is a breaking change; v1 projects need migration
- Server framework is TypeScript; Python support is a separate package
- TypeScript
- Needs Node.js, npm, zod, React
skybridge
Skybridge is a TypeScript framework for building MCP servers that render interactive React views inside Claude, ChatGPT, VS Code and other UI-enabled MCP clients. It provides a dev server with a local emulator, hot module reload and a tunnel, plus React hooks and end-to-end type inference from tool definitions to views. A CLI, an agent skill and example apps are included.
Who it is for: TypeScript developers building interactive MCP Apps for Claude and ChatGPT
Strengths
- Type inference from MCP tool definitions through to React views
- Dev server with local emulator, hot module reload and tunnel to Claude and ChatGPT
- Abstracts differences between MCP clients so one app targets several hosts
- Many runnable examples with live demos, including six OAuth provider integrations
Weaknesses
- Tied to React and TypeScript; no other frontend stack is mentioned
- Permanent tunnel, analytics and directory submission help are tied to the Alpic hosted service
- Only useful with MCP clients that support UI views
- No Docker image or compose file; self-hosting means a Node.js platform
- TypeScript
- Needs Node.js, npm
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