EOS MCP vs Apollo MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the EOS MCP and Apollo MCP Server 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 EOS 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).

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Choose Apollo MCP Server 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	EOS MCP Developer Tools	Apollo MCP Server Developer Tools
Summary	MCP server for Arista EOS device operations via eAPI	MCP server that exposes GraphQL operations as tools for AI models.
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": {
    "eos-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "eos-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apollo-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcptoplist.com/badge/io.github.apollographql%2Fgraphos-mcp-tools.svg)](https://mcptoplist.com/server/io.github.apollographql%2Fgraphos-mcp-tools"
    }
  }
}

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