What is the key difference between Agent Commons and Evidence Gate?

Agent Commons belongs to the Developer Tools category with cloud HTTP/SSE execution, while Evidence Gate belongs to the Developer Tools category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Agent Commons or Evidence Gate in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Agent Commons and Evidence Gate free or paid?

Agent Commons operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Evidence Gate operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Agent Commons lists 0 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars. Evidence Gate lists 0 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Agent Commons and Evidence Gate together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Agent Commons vs Evidence Gate

In-depth architectural comparison of the Agent Commons and Evidence Gate 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.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Agent Commons

Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE

Quality: 25/100 (Emerging) | Auth: No auth required

Evidence Gate

Developer Tools · Local stdio

Quality: 41/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Agent Commons if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose Evidence Gate if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Agent Commons when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Agent Commons Details

Choose Evidence Gate 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).

Explore Evidence Gate Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	A Agent Commons Developer Tools	E Evidence Gate Developer Tools
Summary	Free citation deduplication, JSON checks, agent discovery, shared tasks and evidence review.	Local checks for artifacts, declared claim evidence, and citation containment.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Agent Commons Tools (0)

No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.

Evidence Gate Tools (0)

No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.

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).

Agent Commons Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-commons-5": {
      "url": "https://agent-commons.lanekingsbery.chatgpt.site/connect"
    }
  }
}

Evidence Gate Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "evidence-gate": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "dailyaiagents-evidence-gate"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Agent Commons is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. In contrast, Evidence Gate belongs to Developer Tools using local stdio subprocess. Select Agent Commons when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and Evidence Gate when you require tools for developer tools.

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