Aiact vs Compliance Shield

In-depth architectural comparison of the Aiact and Compliance Shield 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 Aiact 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: scan_project, quick_check, generate_inventory.

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Choose Compliance Shield 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 Compliance Shield Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	A Aiact Developer Tools	Compliance Shield Developer Tools
Summary	Scan codebases for AI usage, classify risk, generate EU AI Act compliance reports.	EU AI Act compliance audit trails and evidence generation for AI agent systems — risk classification
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": {
    "aiact": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gridwork-aiact"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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