Control Plane vs Anytype (self Hosted HTTP)

In-depth architectural comparison of the Control Plane and Anytype (self Hosted HTTP) 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 Control Plane when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Anytype (self Hosted HTTP) when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Anytype (self Hosted HTTP) Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Control Plane Cloud Platforms	Anytype (self Hosted HTTP) Cloud Platforms
Summary	Deploy and operate workloads, secrets, and networking across AWS, GCP, Azure, and private clouds.	Self-hosted Anytype MCP server: the full Anytype API as an always-on Docker + HTTP endpoint.
Category & Scope	Cloud Platforms	Cloud Platforms

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": {
    "control-plane-3": {
      "url": "https://mcp.cpln.io/mcp?toolsets=full"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anytype-self-hosted-http": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8769/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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