AI Tool Discovery Agent vs Zyrax Guard

In-depth architectural comparison of the AI Tool Discovery Agent and Zyrax Guard 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 AI Tool Discovery Agent 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 Zyrax Guard 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	AI Tool Discovery Agent Developer Tools	Z Zyrax Guard Developer Tools
Summary	AI agent discovers MCP servers from GitHub npm - analyzes APIs configs	Audit AI agent configs for prompt injection & rogue MCP servers; vet packages
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": {
    "ai-tool-discovery-agent": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nirholas/lyra-tool-discovery"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zyrax-guard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "zyrax-guard@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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