Cadlens MCP vs Orion

In-depth architectural comparison of the Cadlens MCP and Orion 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 Cadlens MCP 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).

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Choose Orion when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Cadlens MCP Developer Tools	Orion Developer Tools
Summary	Model Context Protocol server that wraps the CADLens REST API.	Build and operate declarative REST/Kafka services on Orion: 53 tools over the full admin API.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

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": {
    "cadlens-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cadlens/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orion-2": {
      "url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/207296579?s=200&v=4"
    }
  }
}

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