Axis vs MCP Portal

In-depth architectural comparison of the Axis and MCP Portal 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 Axis when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose MCP Portal 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	Axis Developer Tools	M MCP Portal Developer Tools
Summary	Coding agents from Claude Code, Cursor and Codex claim jobs and lock files on one shared board.	Cursor CLI delegation for verified bulk reads and reference-driven code generation.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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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": {
    "axis": {
      "url": "https://useaxis.dev/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-portal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-portal"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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