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Carbon vs GroundTruth — subsurface scan QA & trade estimating

A side-by-side look at the Carbon and GroundTruth — subsurface scan QA & trade estimating MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Carbon logoCarbonIndustrial & IoTOpen-source manufacturing ERP, MES and QMS. Quoting, MRP, inventory, shop floor, quality and lot/serial traceability on one Postgres schema, with a REST API and MCP server. Self-host or use Carbon Cloud.52GoodAuth: not declared
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GroundTruth — subsurface scan QA & trade estimatingIndustrial & IoT · Remote HTTP/SSETwo independent AI models read a GPR, locate or pipe scan and flag the do-not-core call.39FairAuth: no auth required

Verdict: choose Carbon for industrial & iot work; choose GroundTruth — subsurface scan QA & trade estimating for industrial & iot over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Carbon logoChoose Carbon when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Industrial & IoT domain.
  • You have the keys it needs: CARBON_API_KEY.
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Choose GroundTruth — subsurface scan QA & trade estimating when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Industrial & IoT domain.
  • You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
  • Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
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Feature & specification comparison

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SpecCarbon logoCarbon
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GroundTruth — subsurface scan QA & trade estimating
CategoryIndustrial & IoTIndustrial & IoT
Quality signal52/100 · Good39/100 · Fair
Install commandNot confirmed yetConfirmed
Transport—Remote HTTP/SSE
AuthNot declaredNo auth required
PricingFreeNot declared
Required env varsCARBON_API_KEYNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars2,756—
Directory activity 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
ToolsNot listedNot listed
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Tools & capabilities

Carbon tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

GroundTruth — subsurface scan QA & trade estimating 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.

Carbon

No confirmed install command for Carbon yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.

GroundTruth — subsurface scan QA & trade estimating

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "groundtruth-subsurface-scan-qa-trade-estimating": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "groundtruth-subsurface-scan-qa-trade-estimating"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Carbon is categorized under Industrial & IoT and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. GroundTruth — subsurface scan QA & trade estimating belongs to Industrial & IoT and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Carbon for industrial & iot work and GroundTruth — subsurface scan QA & trade estimating for industrial & iot.

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. Carbon has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.

Carbon is listed as free. GroundTruth — subsurface scan QA & trade estimating has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: no auth required. 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 carbon-2 and groundtruth-subsurface-scan-qa-trade-estimating as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Carbon has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 4 views, 0 installs and 2,756 GitHub stars. GroundTruth — subsurface scan QA & trade estimating has 39/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.

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