ActTrace vs Aiact

In-depth architectural comparison of the ActTrace and Aiact MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose ActTrace when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Aiact when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: scan_project, quick_check, generate_inventory.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	ActTrace Developer Tools	A Aiact Developer Tools
Summary	Classify AI systems under the EU AI Act and generate Article 50 transparency notices.	Scan codebases for AI usage, classify risk, generate EU AI Act compliance reports.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aiact": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gridwork-aiact"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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