Arcgis Peterborough vs Arcgis Fontana

In-depth architectural comparison of the Arcgis Peterborough and Arcgis Fontana 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 Peterborough 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 Peterborough Details

Choose Arcgis Fontana 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 Fontana Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Arcgis Peterborough Developer Tools	Arcgis Fontana Developer Tools
Summary	City of Peterborough GIS — Peterborough, Ontario (Canada) open geospatial data (ArcGIS).	City of Fontana GIS — Fontana, California open geospatial data (ArcGIS).
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": {
    "arcgis-peterborough": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arcgis-peterborough"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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