mcp-server-chart vs shebe

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	mcp-server-chart by antvis	shebe by shebe-oss
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsSearchAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	3 mo ago

mcp-server-chart · Summary

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

shebe · Summary

Fast BM25 code search tool with 14 MCP tools for AI coding agents to find references and search codebases.

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

shebe · Use cases

Finding all references to a symbol in large codebases for refactoring
Searching polyglot codebases for specific patterns or functions
Impact analysis before making changes to unfamiliar repositories

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"]
    }
  }
}

shebe · Install

Installation

**Homebrew (macOS and Linux):**

brew tap shebe-oss/tap
brew install shebe

**Manual download (Linux x86_64):**

export SHEBE_VERSION=v0.5.8
curl -LO "https://github.com/shebe-oss/shebe-releases/releases/download/${SHEBE_VERSION}/shebe-${SHEBE_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"
curl -LO "https://github.com/shebe-oss/shebe-releases/releases/download/${SHEBE_VERSION}/shebe-${SHEBE_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz.sha256"
sha256sum -c shebe-${SHEBE_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz.sha256
tar -xzf shebe-${SHEBE_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
sudo mv shebe shebe-mcp /usr/local/bin/

**Claude Desktop Configuration:** Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shebe": {
      "command": "shebe-mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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