Candor vs Repo Graph

In-depth architectural comparison of the Candor and Repo Graph 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 Candor when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology & Bioinformatics domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Per-function TypeScript effect analysis, Transitive call-graph queries, Network, filesystem, database, execution, environment, and clock effects.

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Choose Repo Graph when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology & Bioinformatics domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: orient, find, impact.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Candor Biology & Bioinformatics	Repo Graph James-Chahwan Biology & Bioinformatics
Summary	Per-function effect analysis for agents: blast radius, what reaches the network, gate verdicts.	Structural graph map of any codebase for AI coding assistants. Scans entities, relationships, and feature flows across 13 languages so LLMs navigate by structure instead of grepping through everything.
Category & Scope	Biology & Bioinformatics

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": {
    "candor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "candor-ts"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "james-chahwan-repo-graph": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-repo-graph"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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