Baton vs Misterdev

In-depth architectural comparison of the Baton and Misterdev 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 Baton when:

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

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Choose Misterdev when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents 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	Baton Coding Agents	Misterdev Coding Agents
Summary	Pass the baton between coding agents: convert sessions across Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex & more.	Autonomous LLM build orchestrator that plans, edits, and verifies code across languages.
Category & Scope	Coding Agents	Coding Agents
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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": {
    "baton-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kasabeh/baton-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "misterdev": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "misterdev"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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