Content Moderation API vs Temporal MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Content Moderation API and Temporal MCP 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 Content Moderation API 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 Temporal 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).
• Primary tools included: temporal_tick, temporal_peek.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Content Moderation API Developer Tools	Temporal MCP Developer Tools
Summary	Pay-per-call profanity/explicit-content detection for AI agents. $0.005 USDC per call, no signup.	Wall-clock awareness for LLM agents. Two tools: elapsed-time-between-turns + day rollover detection.
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": {
    "content-moderation-api": {
      "url": "https://www.x402.org/)**"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "temporal-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "wrangler"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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