Arbor vs Lexicon

In-depth architectural comparison of the Arbor and Lexicon 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 Arbor 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 Lexicon 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	Arbor Developer Tools	Lexicon Developer Tools
Summary	The Graph-Native Intelligence Layer for Code.	Comparison intelligence: live evidence from 20 sources, PESTLE/VS/Deep Research frameworks.
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": {
    "arbor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@anandb71/arbor-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lexicon": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://dbssearch.today/mcp/v1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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