What is the key difference between Agent47 and Percept?

Agent47 belongs to the Monitoring category with local stdio execution, while Percept belongs to the Monitoring category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Agent47 or Percept 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 Agent47 and Percept free or paid?

Agent47 operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Percept operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Agent47 lists 5 tools with 3 views and 4 GitHub stars. Percept lists 4 tools with 1 views and 1 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Agent47 and Percept 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

Agent47 vs Percept

In-depth architectural comparison of the Agent47 and Percept 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

Agent47

Monitoring · Local stdio

Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Percept

Monitoring · Local stdio

Quality: 60/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Agent47 if you need specialized Monitoring tools running via a local process. Choose Percept if your workspace requires Monitoring integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Agent47 when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: Read hosted traces and decision history, Query alerts, usage, costs, and budget health, Expose local budget tools through MCP.

Explore Agent47 Details

Choose Percept when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: percept_discover, percept_recommend, percept_installed.

Explore Percept Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Agent47 bmdhodl Monitoring	Percept perceptdot Monitoring
Summary	Runtime guardrails and incident read access for coding agents. Query AgentGuard traces, alerts, usage, costs, and budget health.	AI-powered observability platform for agents. Auto-discovers and recommends MCP servers; built-in connectors for GA4, Vercel, GitHub, and Sentry with ROI tracking. npx -y @perceptdot/core
Category & Scope	Monitoring

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Agent47 Tools (5)

Read hosted traces and decision history

Query alerts, usage, costs, and budget health

Expose local budget tools through MCP

Enforce call, token, cost, retry, and timeout limits

Write local JSONL traces

Percept Tools (4)

percept_discover

Scan this project and auto-discover which MCP servers would be useful. Analyzes package.json, .env, config files, and directory structure to recommend the best MCP servers — both @perceptdot/* (with ROI tracking) and popular community servers. FREE — no quota used. Run this at the start of every new project to unlock your full potential. Returns install-ready JSON configs you can copy into .mcp.json.

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).

Agent47 Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bmdhodl-agent47": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "agentguard47"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Percept Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perceptdot-percept": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@perceptdot/core"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Agent47 is categorized under Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Percept belongs to Monitoring using local stdio subprocess. Select Agent47 when you need capabilities focused on monitoring and Percept when you require tools for monitoring.

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