Data Rennes vs Dryad — MCP Server Comparison | AllMCPs
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Data Rennes vs Dryad
In-depth architectural comparison of the Data Rennes and Dryad 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Data Rennes
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 51/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Dryad
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 48/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Data Rennes if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose Dryad if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
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Choose Data Rennes when:
You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Search Rennes Métropole Open Data for datasets by keyword (mobility, urban services, environment & geography). Returns dataset_ids (pass to query/dataset_info), titles, themes and record counts.
dataset_info
Get metadata for one Rennes Métropole Open Data dataset (fields/schema, themes, record count) — call before query to learn the column names.
query
Query records from a Rennes Métropole Open Data dataset with ODSQL. Filter (where), aggregate (group_by/select), sort (order_by), paginate (limit/offset).
Dryad Tools (2)
search_datasets
Search Dryad, a curated repository of open research datasets (mostly the data underlying published, peer-reviewed studies in any field of science). Full-text query over titles, abstracts, authors and keywords. Returns matching datasets with DOI, title, authors, truncated abstract, keywords, publica…
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).
Data Rennes is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. In contrast, Dryad belongs to Developer Tools using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Data Rennes when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and Dryad when you require tools for developer tools.
Fetch a single Dryad dataset by its DOI (e.g. "doi:10.5061/dryad.hx3ffbgjj" or "10.5061/dryad.hx3ffbgjj"). Returns full metadata — title, authors, abstract, keywords, publication date, field of science, license, version — plus a download URL for the dataset files. Keyless.