Codealive MCP vs Orb Platform

In-depth architectural comparison of the Codealive MCP and Orb Platform 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 Orb Platform 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).

Explore Orb Platform Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Codealive MCP Developer Tools	Orb Platform Developer Tools
Summary	Semantic code search and analysis from CodeAlive for AI assistants and agents.	162K words, 226K lessons, 21K assessments, knowledge graph. Deterministic JSON.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

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": {
    "orb-platform": {
      "url": "https://word-orb-api.nicoletterankin.workers.dev/pricing"
    }
  }
}

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