Primitiv vs Diffgate

In-depth architectural comparison of the Primitiv and Diffgate 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 Primitiv when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_design_context, get_token, get_component.

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Choose Diffgate when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: diffgate_analyze, diffgate_check_staged, diffgate_deep_review.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Primitiv AI-by-design Finance & Fintech	Diffgate srbsa Finance & Fintech
Summary	Design contract layer for your codebase. Scans Figma, code, Storybook, and token files, reconciles conflicts, and serves a single machine-readable source of truth over MCP so every agent gets the same authoritative design rules before it builds. Local-first — your code never leaves your machine.	Deterministic guardrail for AI-written diffs, runnable from inside the coding agent's own loop over MCP. Zero-LLM-token, AST-precise rules (SQLi, SSRF, XXE, permissive CORS, prototype pollution, hardcoded secrets) across 8 languages, plus structural checks for reinvented helpers and over-abstraction — findings scoped to only the changed lines, same input always gives the same output, no false-block guarantee. npm i -g diffgate-review (registers as the diffgate command; diffgate mcp starts the server)

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": {
    "ai-by-design-primitiv": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ai-by-design/primitiv"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "srbsa-diffgate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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