Arcgis Asheville vs Arcgis Aurora

In-depth architectural comparison of the Arcgis Asheville and Arcgis Aurora 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 Arcgis Asheville 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).

Explore Arcgis Asheville Details

Choose Arcgis Aurora 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).

Explore Arcgis Aurora Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Arcgis Asheville Developer Tools	Arcgis Aurora Developer Tools
Summary	City of Asheville GIS — Asheville, North Carolina open geospatial data (ArcGIS).	City of Aurora GIS — Aurora, Colorado open geospatial data (ArcGIS).
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": {
    "arcgis-asheville": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arcgis-asheville"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arcgis-aurora": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arcgis-aurora"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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