American Default Research vs Outset

In-depth architectural comparison of the American Default Research and Outset 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 American Default Research when:

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

Explore American Default Research Details

Choose Outset 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	American Default Research Developer Tools	Outset Developer Tools
Summary	Read-only MCP for U.S. household distress: 96 indicators, ADI composite, 3,144 counties.	AI-moderated research platform: create and launch studies and query interview results.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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": {
    "american-default-research-2": {
      "url": "https://mcp.americandefault.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "outset": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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