Cortex RMCP vs MCP Feed Reader

In-depth architectural comparison of the Cortex RMCP and MCP Feed Reader 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 Cortex RMCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose MCP Feed Reader when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore MCP Feed Reader Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Cortex RMCP Databases	MCP Feed Reader Databases
Summary	Self-hosted homelab log intelligence over MCP, CLI, and REST with SQLite/FTS.	RSS/Atom feed reader MCP server with SQLite backend
Category & Scope	Databases	Databases
Quality signal

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": {
    "cortex-rmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/cortex"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-feed-reader": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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