EffectFence vs Sounds

In-depth architectural comparison of the EffectFence and Sounds 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 EffectFence 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).

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Choose Sounds 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).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	EffectFence Developer Tools	S Sounds Developer Tools
Summary	Stops agents double-firing side effects: 1,000 racing duplicates, exactly one execution.	Free CC0 sound effects for agents: search 4,000+ sounds, hotlink MP3/WAV, generate SFX from text.
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": {
    "effectfence": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "effectfence"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sounds": {
      "url": "https://sfxmint.com/api/docs"
    }
  }
}

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