MCP Maigret vs MANDA
A side-by-side look at the MCP Maigret and MANDA MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Maigret for security work as a local process; choose MANDA for security. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP Maigret when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR. - You want tools like
search_username, parse_url.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | M MANDA | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 68/100 · Great | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 270 | — |
| Directory activity | 7 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View MCP Maigret | View MANDA |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Maigret tools 2
search_usernameSearch for a username across social networks and sites.parse_urlParse a URL to extract information and search for associated usernames.
MANDA 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.
MCP Maigret
{
"mcpServers": {
"burtthecoder-mcp-maigret": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-maigret"
],
"env": {
"MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR": "YOUR_MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR_HERE"
}
}
}
}
MANDA
No confirmed install command for MANDA yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.