CodeCrafted Design vs Nodedex

In-depth architectural comparison of the CodeCrafted Design and Nodedex 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 CodeCrafted Design 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).

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Choose Nodedex 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	C CodeCrafted Design Developer Tools	Nodedex Developer Tools
Summary	Guide user-led frontend design decisions from project brief through implementation review.	Your project's decision history for agents: decisions, dead-ends, constraints - queryable, local.
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": {
    "codecrafted-design": {
      "url": "https://design.codecrafted.co.uk"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nodedex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nodedex"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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