Agent Failure Archive vs Touchstone MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Agent Failure Archive and Touchstone MCP 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 Agent Failure Archive when:

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

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Choose Touchstone MCP when:

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

Explore Touchstone MCP Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Agent Failure Archive Finance & Fintech	Touchstone MCP Finance & Fintech
Summary	186 real AI agent post-mortems, 107 of them measurement failures. Free tools, paid via x402.	Dated SIU, the benchmark price of AI inference work: one free tool, three paid via x402.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech

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": {
    "agent-failure-archive": {
      "url": "https://x402.org"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "touchstone-mcp": {
      "url": "https://testnet.arcscan.app/address/0x12b886b043feabc3d90bbae3ae206d22b208160d"
    }
  }
}

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