Cloudeval AI vs Control Plane

In-depth architectural comparison of the Cloudeval AI and Control Plane 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?

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Choose Cloudeval AI when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Control Plane when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	C Cloudeval AI Cloud Platforms	Control Plane Cloud Platforms
Summary	Cloud evaluations and reviews for Azure and static AWS CloudFormation (beta). Requires an account.	Deploy and operate workloads, secrets, and networking across AWS, GCP, Azure, and private clouds.
Category & Scope	Cloud Platforms	Cloud Platforms
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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": {
    "cloudeval-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cloudeval-ai"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "control-plane-3": {
      "url": "https://mcp.cpln.io/mcp?toolsets=full"
    }
  }
}

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