A side-by-side look at the Contradiction MCP and Brandkit MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Contradiction MCP for architecture & design work as a local process; choose Brandkit MCP for architecture & design over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
get_brand_overview, get_magic_trick, get_positioning.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Architecture & Design | Architecture & Design |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 60/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 9 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 18 |
| Full listing | View Contradiction MCP | View Brandkit MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
get_brand_overviewHigh-level overview of the brand atomic system: brand name, magic_trick presence, inventory counts, contexts, and the full v2 tool list.get_magic_trickReturn the human-authored magic_trick.md taste primer verbatim. This file is human-write-only — never write to it via any tool.get_positioningReturn the brand's positioning document (agent/verbal/positioning.md). Includes a taste primer from magic_trick.md.get_audienceReturn the brand's audience definition parsed from agent/verbal/audience.yaml. Freeform YAML; returned as-is. Includes a taste primer.get_messagingReturn the brand's messaging document (agent/verbal/messaging.md). Includes a taste primer.get_differentiationReturn the brand's differentiation document (agent/verbal/differentiation.md). Includes a taste primer.get_conceptsReturn the brand's creative concepts/directions (agent/verbal/concepts.md). Includes a taste primer.get_voiceReturn the brand's voice document (agent/verbal/voice.md). Includes a taste primer.get_colors_and_typeReturn colors and typography as CSS custom properties from agent/visual/colors_and_type.css (with optional artifact override).get_assetsReturn logos and other binary assets from agent/visual/assets/. Replaces v1 get_logos + get_textures.get_fontsReturn font faces declared in agent/visual/fonts/ (binary files + optional fonts.yaml manifest).get_componentsReturn UI component specifications from agent/visual/components/. Optionally filtered by context (base | web | product).Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"daksh-create349-contradiction-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"contradiction-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"ejwhite7-brandkit-mcp": {
"url": "http://127.0.0.1:3001/mcp"
}
}
}