Compliance Trestle MCP vs Packkit

In-depth architectural comparison of the Compliance Trestle MCP and Packkit 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 Compliance Trestle 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 Packkit 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	Compliance Trestle MCP Developer Tools	Packkit Developer Tools
Summary	An MCP server that provides tools to author OSCAL security compliance documentation	Scaffold modern npm packages, CLIs, services and apps as a native tool for AI agents.
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": {
    "compliance-trestle-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "packkit-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "npx"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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