MCP Server Circleci vs Build

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Server Circleci and Build 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 MCP Server Circleci when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: CIRCLECI_TOKEN.
• Primary tools included: Retrieve detailed build failure logs, Validate CircleCI configuration, Get pipeline status and test results.

Explore MCP Server Circleci Details

Choose Build 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: Schema-validated structured JSON output, Human-readable MCP content output, TypeScript compiler support.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Server Circleci CircleCI Developer Tools	Build Developer Tools
Summary	Enable AI Agents to fix build failures from CircleCI.	Structured build tool output (tsc, generic commands) as typed JSON diagnostics.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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": {
    "circleci-mcp-server-circleci": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@circleci/mcp-server-circleci@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CIRCLECI_TOKEN": "YOUR_CIRCLECI_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "build": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paretools/init"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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