Altos vs Bucky

In-depth architectural comparison of the Altos and Bucky 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 Altos when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Real Estate domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Bucky when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Real Estate domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Altos Real Estate	Bucky Real Estate
Summary	Altos Research MCP — Real estate market intelligence	Zoning, parcel, and development feasibility for a street address in Canada and the US.
Category & Scope	Real Estate	Real Estate
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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": {
    "altos": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-altos"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bucky-2": {
      "url": "https://buckybuild.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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