Build vs PiloTY

In-depth architectural comparison of the Build and PiloTY 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 Build 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).
• Primary tools included: Schema-validated structured JSON output, Human-readable MCP content output, TypeScript compiler support.

Explore Build Details

Choose PiloTY 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).
• Primary tools included: Persistent stateful PTY sessions, Interactive command, text, control, signal, and password input, SSH session persistence.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Build Developer Tools	PiloTY yiwenlu66 Developer Tools
Summary	Structured build tool output (tsc, generic commands) as typed JSON diagnostics.	AI pilot for PTY operations enabling agents to control interactive terminals with stateful sessions, SSH connections, and background process management
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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": {
    "build": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paretools/init"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yiwenlu66-piloty": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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