What is the key difference between Colorado Information Marketplace and Ruv Swarm?

Colorado Information Marketplace belongs to the Developer Tools category with local stdio execution, while Ruv Swarm belongs to the Developer Tools category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Colorado Information Marketplace or Ruv Swarm in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Colorado Information Marketplace and Ruv Swarm free or paid?

Colorado Information Marketplace operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Ruv Swarm operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Colorado Information Marketplace lists 3 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars. Ruv Swarm lists 0 tools with 2 views and 380 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Colorado Information Marketplace and Ruv Swarm together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Colorado Information Marketplace vs Ruv Swarm

In-depth architectural comparison of the Colorado Information Marketplace and Ruv Swarm 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

Colorado Information Marketplace

Developer Tools · Local stdio

Quality: 44/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Ruv Swarm

Developer Tools · Local stdio

Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Colorado Information Marketplace if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a local process. Choose Ruv Swarm if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Colorado Information Marketplace 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).
Primary tools included: datasets, query, metadata.

Explore Colorado Information Marketplace Details

Choose Ruv Swarm 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).

Explore Ruv Swarm Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	C Colorado Information Marketplace Developer Tools	R Ruv Swarm Developer Tools
Summary	Colorado open data via Socrata SoQL — business, government, health, demographics.	Neural network swarm orchestration with WebAssembly acceleration and MCP integration
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Colorado Information Marketplace Tools (3)

datasets

Search the Colorado Information Marketplace catalog of open datasets by keyword. Returns each dataset's resource_id, name, description, category and update date — pass the resource_id to query/metadata.

query

Run a Socrata SoQL query against a Colorado Information Marketplace dataset by resource_id (e.g. "4ykn-tg5h"). Filter with where/select/group/order (SoQL clauses, without the leading $) plus limit/offset. Returns matching rows as JSON.

metadata

Get a Colorado Information Marketplace dataset's schema + metadata (columns, types, row count, category, last-updated) by resource_id, e.g. "4ykn-tg5h".

Ruv Swarm Tools (0)

No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.

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).

Colorado Information Marketplace Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "colorado-information-marketplace": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "colorado-information-marketplace"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Ruv Swarm Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ruv-swarm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ruv-swarm@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Colorado Information Marketplace is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Ruv Swarm belongs to Developer Tools using local stdio subprocess. Select Colorado Information Marketplace when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and Ruv Swarm when you require tools for developer tools.

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