mcp-server-chart vs zero-mcp

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

	mcp-server-chart by antvis	zero-mcp by SNIKO
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	6 mo ago

mcp-server-chart · Summary

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

zero-mcp · Summary

Zero MCP is a lightweight, zero-boilerplate toolkit for building fast HTTP-based MCP servers with minimal dependencies.

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

zero-mcp · Use cases

Building lightweight tool servers for AI assistants with minimal resource footprint
Creating serverless MCP endpoints for cloud deployments
Developing MCP services for edge computing environments

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"]
    }
  }
}

zero-mcp · Install

npm install zero-mcp zod

Example server implementation:

import { McpServer, z } from 'zero-mcp';

const server = new McpServer({
  name: 'calculator',
  version: '1.0.0',
});

server.tool({
  name: 'add',
  description: 'Simple addition tool.',
  schema: z.object({
    a: z.number().describe('First addend'),
    b: z.number().describe('Second addend'),
  }),
  handler: async ({ a, b }) => {
    return [{
      type: 'text',
      text: `The sum of ${a} and ${b} is ${a + b}.`,
    }];
  },
});

await server.start({
  host: '127.0.0.1',
  port: 3000,
  path: '/mcp',
});

console.log('Ready on http://127.0.0.1:3000/mcp');

To use with Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zero-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/your/server.js"]
    }
  }
}

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