Air Blackbox MCP vs Skylos

In-depth architectural comparison of the Air Blackbox MCP and Skylos 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 Air Blackbox MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Scans code across six EU AI Act articles, Generates article-specific remediation suggestions, Detects prompt injection across 15 patterns.

Explore Air Blackbox MCP Details

Choose Skylos when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Dead-code and unused-file detection, Security, secret, and dependency analysis, AI-generated code verification.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Air Blackbox MCP airblackbox Security	Skylos duriantaco Security
Summary	EU AI Act compliance scanner for Python AI agents. Scans, analyzes, and remediates LangChain/CrewAI/AutoGen/OpenAI code across 6 articles with 10 tools including prompt injection detection, risk classification, and trust layer integration. The only MCP compliance server that generates fix code, not just findings.	Dead code detection, security scanning, and code quality analysis for Python, TypeScript, and Go. 98% recall with fewer false positives than Vulture. Includes AI-powered remediation.
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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": {
    "airblackbox-air-blackbox-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "air-blackbox-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "duriantaco-skylos": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "skylos"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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