mcp-server-chart vs mcp-local-rag

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	mcp-server-chart by antvis	mcp-local-rag by shinpr
Stars	★ 4,068	★ 260
30d uses	10,239	—
Score	84	51
Official	—	—
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsSearch
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

mcp-server-chart · Summary

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

mcp-local-rag · Summary

Local-first RAG server providing semantic + keyword search for code and technical docs via MCP or CLI.

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

mcp-local-rag · Use cases

Searching internal documentation and API specs for development reference
Codebase exploration with semantic + keyword search for finding specific functions and patterns
Research paper analysis and knowledge retrieval from private document collections
Technical troubleshooting by searching error codes and solutions in local documentation

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"]
    }
  }
}

mcp-local-rag · Install

Installation via MCP

For **Cursor** — Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "local-rag": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-local-rag"],
      "env": {
        "BASE_DIR": "/path/to/your/documents"
      }
    }
  }
}

For **Claude Code** — Run this command:

claude mcp add local-rag --scope user --env BASE_DIR=/path/to/your/documents -- npx -y mcp-local-rag

CLI Installation

npx mcp-local-rag ingest ./docs/
npx mcp-local-rag query "authentication API"

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