What is the key difference between Monitor and Agent Lsp?

Monitor belongs to the Databases category with local stdio execution, while Agent Lsp belongs to the Databases category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Monitor or Agent Lsp in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Monitor and Agent Lsp free or paid?

Monitor operates under a Freemium model (API Key required). Agent Lsp operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Monitor lists 5 tools with 4 views and 1,299 GitHub stars. Agent Lsp lists 65 tools with 5 views and 123 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Monitor and Agent Lsp together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Monitor vs Agent Lsp

In-depth architectural comparison of the Monitor and Agent Lsp 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.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Monitor

Databases · Local stdio

Quality: 64/100 (Good) | Auth: API Key required

Agent Lsp

Databases · Local stdio

Quality: 67/100 (Great) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Monitor if you need specialized Databases tools running via a local process. Choose Agent Lsp if your workspace requires Databases integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Monitor when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
Primary tools included: Exposes 60 MCP tools, Queries Valkey and Redis monitoring data, Analyzes slow commands and hot keys.

Explore Monitor Details

Choose Agent Lsp when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
You have access to required keys: AGENT_LSP_OUTPUT_FORMAT.
Primary tools included: activate_skill, add_workspace_folder, apply_edit.

Explore Agent Lsp Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Monitor BetterDB-inc Databases	Agent Lsp blackwell-systems Databases
Summary	Valkey-first observability with Redis compatibility. Query real-time metrics, analyze slow commands, detect hot keys, and investigate performance issues directly from AI coding assistants.	Stateful MCP server over real language servers. 50 tools, 30 CI-verified languages, 20 agent workflows. Persistent sessions keep the index warm across files and projects. Speculative execution simulates edits in memory before writing to disk.
Category & Scope

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Monitor Tools (5)

Exposes 60 MCP tools

Queries Valkey and Redis monitoring data

Analyzes slow commands and hot keys

Inspects clients, clusters, CPU, and I/O

Reviews historical analytics and traffic captures

Agent Lsp Tools (65)

activate_skill

Activate phase enforcement for a skill workflow. Once active, tool calls are checked against the skill's phase permissions. Phases advance automatically as you call tools from later phases. Use this at the start of a skill workflow to enable safety guardrails that prevent out-of-order operations (e.g., applying edits before completing blast-radius analysis).

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).

Monitor Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "betterdb-inc-monitor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@betterdb/monitor"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Agent Lsp Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blackwell-systems-agent-lsp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "agent-lsp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AGENT_LSP_OUTPUT_FORMAT": "YOUR_AGENT_LSP_OUTPUT_FORMAT_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Monitor is categorized under Databases and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Agent Lsp belongs to Databases using local stdio subprocess. Select Monitor when you need capabilities focused on databases and Agent Lsp when you require tools for databases.

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