Arcgis Seattle vs Arcgis Albuquerque

In-depth architectural comparison of the Arcgis Seattle and Arcgis Albuquerque 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?

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Choose Arcgis Seattle 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).
• Primary tools included: search_datasets, query_layer, layer_info.

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Choose Arcgis Albuquerque 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	A Arcgis Seattle Developer Tools	Arcgis Albuquerque Developer Tools
Summary	City of Seattle GIS — Seattle, Washington open geospatial data (ArcGIS).	City of Albuquerque GIS — Albuquerque, New Mexico 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-seattle": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arcgis-seattle"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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