AISIX AI Gateway vs Manifold

In-depth architectural comparison of the AISIX AI Gateway and Manifold 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 AISIX AI Gateway 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 Manifold 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	AISIX AI Gateway Developer Tools	Manifold Developer Tools
Summary	Self-hosted AI gateway that governs MCP servers, LLM traffic, and A2A agents behind one endpoint	MCP gateway aggregating MCP servers and OpenAPI/Swagger REST APIs behind one MCP endpoint
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": {
    "aisix-ai-gateway": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "aisix-ai-gateway"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "manifold": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "manifold"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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