Earth Search vs Fortress

In-depth architectural comparison of the Earth Search and Fortress 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 Earth Search when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Fortress when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Fortress Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	E Earth Search Cloud Platforms	Fortress Cloud Platforms
Summary	Sentinel and Landsat imagery catalogue from Element 84's Earth Search over the AWS Open Data…	Stealth browser for AI agents: fetch pages behind Cloudflare/DataDome/CAPTCHA, extract clean data.
Category & Scope	Cloud Platforms	Cloud Platforms
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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": {
    "earth-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "earth-search"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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