Blackout vs Claude Flow
A side-by-side look at the Blackout and Claude Flow MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Blackout for file systems work as a local process; choose Claude Flow for coding agents. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Blackout when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the File Systems domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Claude Flow when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | File Systems | Coding Agents |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 44/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 78,795 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Blackout | View Claude Flow |
Tools & capabilities
Blackout tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Claude Flow tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Blackout
{
"mcpServers": {
"blackout": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@thrain/blackout"
]
}
}
}
Claude Flow
No confirmed install command for Claude Flow yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.