A side-by-side look at the CleanSlice and Contradiction MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose CleanSlice for architecture & design work over a hosted endpoint; choose Contradiction MCP for architecture & design as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
get-started, list-categories, search.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Architecture & Design | Architecture & Design |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 55/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 18 | 5 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View CleanSlice | View Contradiction MCP |
get-startedReturns the essential CleanSlice rules and conventions. **Call this first.list-categoriesLists all documentation categories available for search filteringsearchSearch docs by query, category, framework, phase, or tags. Returns **snippets** (keyword-in-context excerpts) and document pathsread-docRead the full content of a specific document by path. Use after `search` to get complete docsNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"cleanslice": {
"url": "https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"daksh-create349-contradiction-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"contradiction-mcp"
]
}
}
}