Arcgis Phoenix vs Arcgis Houston

In-depth architectural comparison of the Arcgis Phoenix and Arcgis Houston 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 Phoenix 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 Arcgis Houston 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 Houston Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Arcgis Phoenix Developer Tools	Arcgis Houston Developer Tools
Summary	City of Phoenix GIS — Phoenix, Arizona open geospatial data (ArcGIS).	City of Houston GIS — Houston, Texas 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-phoenix": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arcgis-phoenix"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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