Catalog vs Opendata Cat

In-depth architectural comparison of the Catalog and Opendata Cat 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 Catalog 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).
• Primary tools included: list_mfo, get_mfo, search_offers.

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Choose Opendata Cat 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).
• Primary tools included: search_datasets, get_dataset_info, list_dataset_fields.

Explore Opendata Cat Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Catalog Developer Tools	O Opendata Cat Developer Tools
Summary	Read-only catalog of Russian MFOs: loan terms, Bank of Russia registry data, ratings, reviews.	Connect LLMs with 2,500+ open data datasets from Catalonia (Socrata, CKAN, REST).
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": {
    "catalog-9": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendata-cat": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@opendata.cat/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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