Arcstone MCP Sidecar vs Andrea9293 MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Arcstone MCP Sidecar and Andrea9293 MCP 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 Arcstone MCP Sidecar 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 Andrea9293 MCP 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: add_document, delete_document, search_documents.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	A Arcstone MCP Sidecar Developer Tools	Andrea9293 MCP Developer Tools
Summary	Deterministic execution boundary and reference MCP sidecar for Arcstone Security Stack	Local-first document management and semantic search for AI coding agents
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": {
    "arcstone-mcp-sidecar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arcstone-mcp-sidecar"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-documentation-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@andrea9293/mcp-documentation-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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