Automaton Colony vs TickerDB

In-depth architectural comparison of the Automaton Colony and TickerDB 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 Automaton Colony when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose TickerDB when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_summary, get_ohlcv, get_search.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	A Automaton Colony Finance & Fintech	TickerDB Finance & Fintech
Summary	Screen Base smart contracts and B20 tokens: free on-chain check, paid Flash Audit over x402 (USDC).	Pre-computed market data that improves agent reasoning, reduces token usage, and replaces pipelines.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech

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": {
    "automaton-colony": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "automaton-colony"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tickerdb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "wrangler"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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