Depwire vs Graphlens MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Depwire and Graphlens 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?

Choose Depwire 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: Deterministic tree-sitter dependency parsing, MCP access to local codebase graph data, What-if impact simulation.

Explore Depwire Details

Choose Graphlens 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: Semantic code graph with symbols and cross-file relationships, Search by name, literal content, or meaning, Caller, callee, implementation, and reference navigation.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Depwire depwire Developer Tools	Graphlens MCP Developer Tools
Summary	Dependency graph + 15 MCP tools for AI coding assistants. Parses TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, Rust, and C. Arc diagram visualization, health scoring, dead code detection, and temporal graph.	Semantic code graph MCP server for coding agents
Category & Scope	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": {
    "depwire-depwire": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "depwire-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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