In-depth architectural comparison of the Cms and Dryad 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Cms
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Dryad
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 48/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Cms if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose Dryad if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
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Choose Cms when:
You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Find CMS dataset IDs + titles by keyword. CMS publishes Medicare/Medicaid open data (provider data, spending, enrollment, drug pricing, quality measures, hospitals, nursing homes, ACOs, etc.). Searches the CMS DCAT catalog client-side over each dataset title/description/keywords. Returns the datase…
get_dataset
Pull rows from a CMS dataset by datasetId (UUID from search_datasets). Returns an array of row objects whose keys are the dataset columns. Supports paging (size/offset), full-text keyword search across the dataset, and exact-match column filters via filters: {COLUMN: VALUE} (column names match the…
dataset_info
Metadata for a CMS dataset by datasetId: title, description, total row count, last-modified date, themes/keywords, and downloadable resources (CSV files, data dictionaries). Use after search_datasets to inspect a dataset before pulling rows.
Dryad Tools (2)
search_datasets
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).
Cms is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. In contrast, Dryad belongs to Developer Tools using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Cms when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and Dryad when you require tools for developer tools.
Search Dryad, a curated repository of open research datasets (mostly the data underlying published, peer-reviewed studies in any field of science). Full-text query over titles, abstracts, authors and keywords. Returns matching datasets with DOI, title, authors, truncated abstract, keywords, publica…
get_dataset
Fetch a single Dryad dataset by its DOI (e.g. "doi:10.5061/dryad.hx3ffbgjj" or "10.5061/dryad.hx3ffbgjj"). Returns full metadata — title, authors, abstract, keywords, publication date, field of science, license, version — plus a download URL for the dataset files. Keyless.