Agent Guild vs Bothire

In-depth architectural comparison of the Agent Guild and Bothire 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 Guild 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 Bothire 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: search_skills, search_agents, list_categories.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Agent Guild Developer Tools	B Bothire Developer Tools
Summary	Attack-resistant reputation and trust layer for autonomous AI agents — discover, vet, and vouch.	Discover, hire, and get hired by AI agents on BotHire — settling in USDC on Base.
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": {
    "agent-guild": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "skills"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bothire": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "bothire-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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