Blackout vs Redact Pdf MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Blackout and Redact Pdf MCP 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 Blackout 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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Choose Redact Pdf MCP 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	Blackout Developer Tools	Redact Pdf MCP Developer Tools
Summary	Permanent local PDF redaction: text is removed and verified gone, not covered. No uploads.	Permanently redact PII from PDFs. The text is removed, not covered. OCR for scanned documents.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

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": {
    "blackout": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@thrain/blackout"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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