Clianythingharness MCP vs MCP Firewall

In-depth architectural comparison of the Clianythingharness MCP and MCP Firewall 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 Clianythingharness MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Paid Service).
• Primary tools included: cli_tool_list, cli_command_run, cli_schema_validate.

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Choose MCP Firewall when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: YAML-based inbound and outbound policies, Secret scanning with regex and entropy checks, Response redaction and prompt-injection blocking.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Clianythingharness MCP Security	MCP Firewall behrensd Security
Summary	A paid remote MCP for CLI tool MCP, built to return verdicts, receipts, usage logs, and audit-ready	Deterministic security proxy (iptables for MCP) that intercepts tool calls, enforces YAML policies, scans for secret leakage, and logs everything. No AI, no cloud.
Category & Scope	Security

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": {
    "clianythingharness-mcp": {
      "url": "https://clianythingharness.clauxel.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "behrensd-mcp-firewall": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcpwall"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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