Andon vs Culprit

In-depth architectural comparison of the Andon and Culprit 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 Andon 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 Culprit 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	Andon Developer Tools	Culprit Developer Tools
Summary	Deterministic verification for AI-generated analysis: run a spec, inspect or diff a workbook	Deterministic, offline root-cause analysis and pre-commit fix verification for coding agents.
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": {
    "andon": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "andon-verify"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "culprit": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "culprit"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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