MCP Maigret vs Quiet Failures
A side-by-side look at the MCP Maigret and Quiet Failures MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Q
Quiet FailuresSecurity · Remote HTTP/SSEOpen weekly security base rates (CC BY 4.0), plus live DMARC, takeover and WHOIS checks.37FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose MCP Maigret for security work as a local process; choose Quiet Failures for security over a hosted endpoint. 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, username, format.
QChoose Quiet Failures when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | Q Quiet Failures | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 63/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| 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 | 268 | — |
| Directory activity | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 7 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View MCP Maigret | View Quiet Failures |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Maigret tools 7
search_usernameusernameformatuse_all_sitestagsparse_urlurl
Quiet Failures 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"
}
}
}
}
Quiet Failures
{
"mcpServers": {
"quiet-failures": {
"url": "https://quietfailures.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCP Maigret is categorized under Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. Quiet Failures belongs to Security and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick MCP Maigret for security work and Quiet Failures for security.
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.
MCP Maigret is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Quiet Failures has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 burtthecoder-mcp-maigret and quiet-failures as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP Maigret has a quality signal of 63/100 (Good) with 5 views, 0 installs and 268 GitHub stars. Quiet Failures has 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.