Control Plane vs Secretguard MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Control Plane and Secretguard 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 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 Secretguard MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms 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	Control Plane Cloud Platforms	Secretguard MCP Cloud Platforms
Summary	Deploy and operate workloads, secrets, and networking across AWS, GCP, Azure, and private clouds.	Scans code for hardcoded secrets (AWS, Stripe, GitHub, JWTs) before an AI agent commits it.
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": {
    "secretguard-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "github:vladimirbakalov/secretguard-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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