A2db vs Acquis
A side-by-side look at the A2db and Acquis MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose A2db for databases work; choose Acquis for legal over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose A2db when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
- You have the keys it needs:
DB_PASSWORD. - You want tools like
login, logout, list_connections.
Choose Acquis when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Legal domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
search_eu_law, get_provision, get_act_status.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Databases | Legal |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | DB_PASSWORD | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | 5 |
| Full listing | View A2db | View Acquis |
Tools & capabilities
A2db tools 5
loginSave a connection — validates by connecting firstlogoutRemove a saved connectionlist_connectionsList connections (no secrets exposed)executeRun named batch queries with paginationsearch_objectsExplore schema — tables, columns, with detail levels
Acquis tools 5
search_eu_lawSemantic search over the corpus → ranked verbatim provisions with citations.get_provisionExact lookup by legal anchor — `act: "AI Act", article: "6", paragraph: "1", point: "a"` (also `annex`, `recital`).get_act_statusAn act's CELEX number(s), latest consolidation date, in-force info and coverage.list_versionsEvery stored version of an article with validity windows ("what did it say before the amendment?").verify_fragmentRecomputes the content hash and reports the ed25519 signing provenance of any returned citation.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
A2db
No confirmed install command for A2db yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Acquis
{
"mcpServers": {
"acquis": {
"url": "https://api.acquislaw.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
A2db is categorized under Databases and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Acquis belongs to Legal and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick A2db for databases work and Acquis for legal.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. A2db has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
A2db has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Acquis has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add a2db and acquis as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, A2db has a quality signal of 41/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars. Acquis has 48/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.