Brutalist MCP vs Consult MCP
A side-by-side look at the Brutalist MCP and Consult MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Brutalist MCPCoding Agents · Local subprocess (stdio)Deploy Claude Code, Codex & Antigravity (agy) CLI agents to demolish your work before users do. Real file analysis. Brutal honesty. Per-call model pinning, conversation continuation & intelligent pagination.63GoodAuth: otherC
Consult MCPCoding AgentsGet a second opinion on your code from every coding agent you have. Claude Code, Codex and Grok review each other's diffs and answer each other's questions, even inside a session that's already running. Uses the CLIs you're signed in to, no API keys.56GoodAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Brutalist MCP for coding agents work as a local process; choose Consult MCP for coding agents. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
BChoose Brutalist MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: other.
- You have the keys it needs:
AGY_BIN, BRUTALIST_MCP_SERVERS, BRUTALIST_CODEX_ALLOW_MODEL_OVERRIDE. - You want tools like
roast, roast_cli_debate, cli_agent_roster.
CChoose Consult MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
agent, model, effort.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | B Brutalist MCP | C Consult MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Coding Agents | Coding Agents |
| Quality signal | 63/100 · Good | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | other | No auth required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Not declared |
| Required env vars | AGY_BINBRUTALIST_MCP_SERVERSBRUTALIST_CODEX_ALLOW_MODEL_OVERRIDE | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 14 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | 5 |
| Full listing | View Brutalist MCP | View Consult MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Brutalist MCP tools 4
roastReview a path and context using a selected domain.roast_cli_debateHave two critics defend explicit opposing positions.cli_agent_rosterReport detected critics and model configuration.brutalist_discoverSuggest domains from an `intent` string.
Consult MCP tools 5
agent`claude`, `codex`, `grok` or `agy` (Antigravity, Gemini models).modelpassed through to that CLI (`opus`, `gpt-6-astra`, `grok-4.7`, `gemini-3.1-pro-high`, …). Omit it to use the CLI's default.effort`low`, `medium` or `high`.session_idcontinues an earlier conversation with the same advisor.cwdthe directory the advisor can read. Defaults to the directory the host agent started the server in, which is normally its repo.
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.
Brutalist MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"brutalist-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@brutalist/mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"AGY_BIN": "YOUR_AGY_BIN_HERE",
"BRUTALIST_MCP_SERVERS": "YOUR_BRUTALIST_MCP_SERVERS_HERE",
"BRUTALIST_CODEX_ALLOW_MODEL_OVERRIDE": "YOUR_BRUTALIST_CODEX_ALLOW_MODEL_OVERRIDE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Consult MCP
No confirmed install command for Consult MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Brutalist MCP is categorized under Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Consult MCP belongs to Coding Agents and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Brutalist MCP for coding agents work and Consult MCP for coding agents.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Consult MCP has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Brutalist MCP is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: other. Consult MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add brutalist-mcp and consult-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Brutalist MCP has a quality signal of 63/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 14 GitHub stars. Consult MCP has 56/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.