Alexandria MCP vs Shahnameh MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Alexandria MCP and Shahnameh MCP Server 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 Alexandria MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Art & Culture domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: search_texts, get_book_list, ping.

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Choose Shahnameh MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Art & Culture domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Provides access to Shahnameh sections, Retrieves Shahnameh verses, Exposes text explanations.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Alexandria MCP AIDataNordic Art & Culture	Shahnameh MCP Server aliafsahnoudeh Art & Culture
Summary	Semantic search over 4.6 million text chunks from 20,000 classical philosophy and humanities works. Built for AI agents using FastMCP.	MCP server for accessing the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) Persian epic poem by Ferdowsi, including sections, verses and explanations.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "aidatanordic-alexandria-mcp": {
      "url": "https://alexandria.aidatanorge.no/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aliafsahnoudeh-shahnameh-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "aliafsahnoudeh-shahnameh-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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