Data Pa vs Fivetran MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Data Pa and Fivetran 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?

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Choose Data Pa 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: datasets, query, metadata.

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Choose Fivetran MCP 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: list_connections, get_connection_status, trigger_sync.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	D Data Pa Developer Tools	Fivetran MCP Developer Tools
Summary	Pennsylvania Open Data (data.pa.gov) Socrata MCP.	MCP server for Fivetran API - manage syncs, check status, and control data pipelines
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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": {
    "data-pa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "data-pa"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fivetran-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "wrangler"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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