What is the key difference between Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence and Ruv Swarm?

Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence belongs to the Developer Tools category with local stdio execution, while Ruv Swarm belongs to the Developer Tools category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence or Ruv Swarm 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 Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence and Ruv Swarm free or paid?

Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Ruv Swarm operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence lists 0 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars. Ruv Swarm lists 0 tools with 2 views and 380 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence and Ruv Swarm 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 Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence vs Ruv Swarm

In-depth architectural comparison of the Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence and Ruv Swarm 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 Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence

Developer Tools · Local stdio

Quality: 37/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Ruv Swarm

Developer Tools · Local stdio

Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a local process. Choose Ruv Swarm 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 Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence 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 Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence Details

Choose Ruv Swarm 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 Ruv Swarm Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	A Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence Developer Tools	R Ruv Swarm Developer Tools
Summary	Free read-only ERC-8004 agent-intel tools: coverage, leaderboards, agent vetting, payment graph	Neural network swarm orchestration with WebAssembly acceleration and MCP integration
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence Tools (0)

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

Ruv Swarm 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 Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-zero-erc-8004-agent-intelligence": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "agent-zero-erc-8004-agent-intelligence"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Ruv Swarm Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ruv-swarm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ruv-swarm@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Ruv Swarm belongs to Developer Tools using local stdio subprocess. Select Agent Zero — ERC 8004 Agent Intelligence when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and Ruv Swarm when you require tools for developer tools.

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