Codealive MCP vs MCP Safety Warden

In-depth architectural comparison of the Codealive MCP and MCP Safety Warden 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 Codealive MCP 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).

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Choose MCP Safety Warden 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).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Codealive MCP Developer Tools	MCP Safety Warden Developer Tools
Summary	Semantic code search and analysis from CodeAlive for AI assistants and agents.	MCP proxy adding security scanning, behavioral profiling, risk gating, and safe tool call execution.
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": {
    "codealive-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "skills"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-safety-warden": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcpsafetywarden"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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