Agentalmanac MCP vs Skill History

In-depth architectural comparison of the Agentalmanac MCP and Skill History 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?

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Choose Agentalmanac MCP 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 Skill History 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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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	A Agentalmanac MCP Developer Tools	Skill History Developer Tools
Summary	Search the Agent Almanac catalog of 9,000+ MCP servers from inside any MCP-aware agent.	Track download history for 70,000+ agent skills. Search and get daily snapshots.
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": {
    "agentalmanac-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "agentalmanac-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skill-history": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "skill-history"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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