Digital Signage MCP Servers Compared (Oct 2026)

01 What did the assistant just do?

What did the assistant just do?

This is a real session on a test screen, run on 27 October 2026. The assistant had already read the calendar through its own connection, so screenRIG received only plain events. The names, times and rooms are made up.

The screen showing Design review on now until 8:37 PM, a vendor call next at 8:57 PM and tomorrow's events, on a cream page with red corners. — What the lobby TV showed when the job finished. The now and next lines follow the screen's own clock.

Two checks happened, not one. The screen itself reported that it was playing the new playlist, and then the assistant looked at a picture of the glass. The commands took under ten seconds of work, and the assistant's own thinking time came on top.

02 Why screenRIG ranks first

Why screenRIG ranks first

Nothing to install or paste. The server is hosted. You approve the connection on a consent page, confirmed with a passkey.
You choose how much it may do. Read only is the default. Propose holds each change until a person approves it in Reviews. Manage applies changes.
It is free. screenRIG is free. Pay only if you want more. The server is in Standard, and its calls count toward 10,000 agent requests a month.

03 Ten signage MCP servers ranked

Ten signage MCP servers ranked

screenRIG ranks first. The rest are ranked by how easily and cheaply a business lets an agent run its screens: hosted servers included on every plan first, then those that need API access, a paid tier or a local install. "Not published" means the vendor's pages do not state the fact. It does not mean the product lacks it.

#	Vendor	Where it runs	How you sign in	Plans that include it	What limits a change	Vendor pages (read 27 Oct 2026)
1	screenRIG	Hosted	OAuth, with a consent page confirmed by a passkey	Standard (Free), up to 50 screens. Calls count as agent requests	Read only by default. Propose holds each change until a person approves it. Manage applies changes	MCP server, Authentication, Pricing
2	SignageSpace	Hosted	OAuth. No API key	Every plan, including its free one	Read and write scopes are approved separately on the consent screen. Tool traffic is rate limited	AI page, Markdown copy
3	Brix	Hosted	OAuth. An API key is also accepted	Every plan	View only or View and change for each area, chosen at sign-in. Deletes go to a 30-day recycle bin, and a permanent delete takes two calls. Content lands as a draft where a location requires approval	MCP page, blog guide
4	CastHub	Hosted, plus a small local helper for clients that need one	OAuth. The local helper uses an API key	Every plan on its MCP page. Its tool reference says the team and space tools need Enterprise	Tools are marked read-only, destructive or safe to repeat. Writes show a preview and ask you to confirm	MCP page, tool reference, README
5	ScreenTinker	Hosted or self-hosted	A bearer API token with read, write or full scope	No add-on. Included on every instance	The token's scope filters the tool list, so a read token never sees write tools. Playlist edits stay drafts until published	Guide
6	Revel Digital	Hosted, plus a local package	OAuth on the hosted server. The local package uses an API key	An account with API access. The plan is not named	Not published for the hosted server. Its Aug 2025 blog advises a read-only API role when updates are not intended	Developer docs, GitHub README, launch blog, AI features
7	Fugo	Hosted	Browser sign-in with your Fugo credentials. Its AI features page names OAuth	Not published	Acts with the signed-in user's role and has no separate permission system. Actions that create, change or delete are marked so assistants ask first	MCP overview (28 Jul 2026), Claude guide, AI features page
8	Yodeck	Hosted	OAuth. An API token is the alternative	Premium and Enterprise	Works within the user's Yodeck role. Delete operations are disabled. ChatGPT asks to confirm each action	Installation guide (updated 23 Oct 2026), AI Agent page
9	EasySignage	Hosted	An OAuth consent screen. Each connection is stored as an API key on the account	Premium and Enterprise on its feature page. Premium on its FAQ	No access, Read only or Full access for each area, chosen at consent. The assistant cannot delete screens, playlists or media	Feature page, help page, FAQ
10	Screenly	Local: it runs on your computer inside the Screenly command-line tool, and as a Claude Desktop extension	An API token	Not published	Every tool is marked read-only, destructive or safe to repeat. The docs say the token enforces access and the markings are advisory	Docs hub, tool reference, permissions, assistant guide

04 How do I choose a signage MCP server?

How do I choose a signage MCP server?

These questions hold whichever vendor you pick. Each one maps to a column above.

Where should it run? A hosted server needs nothing on your computer. A local one needs the vendor's tool and keeps a token in a file.
How should the assistant sign in? A consent page lets a person approve a connection. A pasted key sits in a file or a chat, so give it the least access that does the job.
Can it start look-only? Several vendors publish read-only or view-only levels. The last two columns say which.
Who confirms a change? Some servers rely on the assistant to ask first. Some enforce limits on the server. Some hold a change for a person to approve before it goes live. Know which one you get.
Can it delete? EasySignage and Yodeck publish that it cannot. Brix publishes a recycle bin and a permanent delete that takes two calls. screenRIG's Propose level cannot delete, and its Manage level can.
Can it check the result? Look for a screenshot tool. Brix, CastHub and Revel Digital list one, and so does screenRIG.
Does it say when something happens? screenRIG can tell your own systems when a screen goes offline, for example. Check whether the vendors on your list send events like that or only answer when asked.

05 How was this checked?

How was this checked?

On 27 October 2026 we fetched each vendor's own MCP page, help article or repository README and took the facts from those pages only. We did not use registry listings, review sites or other vendors' comparisons. When two pages of one vendor disagree, the table shows both. Tool counts are left out, because vendors count tools differently and some print more than one number.

If a row is out of date or we misread a page, tell us on the contact page with the vendor's URL, and we correct the row and its date. The table lists the vendors whose own pages we read, not every signage vendor.

06 Read the screenRIG server reference

Read the screenRIG server reference

The screenRIG MCP server lists every tool and each access level, and Developers shows it next to the REST API, command line and browser SDK.

07 Sources

Checked October 27, 2026