Cycles MCP Server vs MCP Typescribe

In-depth architectural comparison of the Cycles MCP Server and MCP Typescribe 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?

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Choose Cycles MCP Server 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: cycles_reserve, cycles_commit, cycles_release.

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Choose MCP Typescribe 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: Loads and indexes TypeDoc JSON documentation, Supports symbol search with filtering by kind, Provides detailed symbol and parameter information.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	C Cycles MCP Server Developer Tools	MCP Typescribe yWorks Developer Tools
Summary	Runtime budget authority for autonomous agents — reserve, enforce, and reconcile spend	MCP server that provides Typescript API information efficiently to the agent to enable it to work with untrained APIs
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": {
    "cycles-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@runcycles/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yworks-mcp-typescribe": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "typedoc"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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