API Governance vs Dep Oracle

In-depth architectural comparison of the API Governance and Dep Oracle 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 API Governance when:

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

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Choose Dep Oracle when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology & Bioinformatics 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	API Governance Biology & Bioinformatics	Dep Oracle Biology & Bioinformatics
Summary	API governance for AI agents. Detects breaking changes, scores blast radius, blocks unsafe calls.	Predictive dependency security engine. Trust scores, zombie detection, blast radius analysis.
Category & Scope	Biology & Bioinformatics	Biology & Bioinformatics

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": {
    "api-governance": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://app.coderifts.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer cr_live_YOUR_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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