Archstone vs Roast My Design System

In-depth architectural comparison of the Archstone and Roast My Design System 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 Archstone 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 Roast My Design System 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	Archstone Developer Tools	Roast My Design System Developer Tools
Summary	Compile your own business capabilities from declarative YAML and serve them as MCP tools.	Audit your Design System and serve your Agent the rules that keep AI-written UI on-system.
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": {
    "archstone": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "npm"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "roast-my-design-system": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "roast-my-design-system@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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