mcp-server-chart vs sift-gateway

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	mcp-server-chart by antvis	sift-gateway by lourencomaciel
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	1 mo ago

mcp-server-chart · Summary

A TypeScript MCP server for generating 26+ visualization charts using AntV, supporting multiple chart types and deployment options.

sift-gateway · Summary

Sift is a reliability gateway for MCP and CLI tools that stores artifacts and returns schema-stable JSON outputs.

mcp-server-chart · Use cases

Data analysts creating visual reports from datasets
AI assistants generating custom charts based on user requests
Web applications embedding visualization capabilities via HTTP API

sift-gateway · Use cases

Handling large paginated API responses in MCP workflows
Redacting sensitive data from tool outputs
Ensuring consistent schema across different MCP server responses
Querying stored artifacts with Python code for complex analysis
Improving accuracy while reducing context token usage

mcp-server-chart · Install

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g @antv/mcp-server-chart

For Desktop Apps (e.g., Claude Desktop, VSCode):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

For Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

sift-gateway · Install

pipx install sift-gateway
sift-gateway init --from claude

For Claude Desktop, add to the config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sift": {
      "command": "sift-gateway",
      "args": ["serve"],
      "env": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "/path/to/sift"
      }
    }
  }
}

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