Infra MCP vs MCP Redis Monitor

In-depth architectural comparison of the Infra MCP and MCP Redis Monitor 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 Infra MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: list_vms, get_infra_overview, get_service_status.

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Choose MCP Redis Monitor when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: REDIS_MONITOR_HOST, REDIS_MONITOR_PORT, REDIS_MONITOR_PASSWORD.
• Primary tools included: get_queue_depths, get_celery_queue_status, get_connected_clients.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Infra MCP esp4ce Monitoring	MCP Redis Monitor antonio-mello-ai Monitoring
Summary	Read-only MCP server for on-prem Linux VMs and PostgreSQL over SSH. Check service health (systemd/journald), retrieve bounded logs, inspect DB state, and explore table schemas — without terminal access. Allowlist-gated, append-only audit log. pip install infra-mcp.	Read-only Redis monitoring — queue depths by type, Celery queue status, connected clients, server/memory stats, and key counts per database. 5 tools, built with FastMCP. Install: uvx mcp-redis-monitor.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "esp4ce-infra-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "infra-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "antonio-mello-ai-mcp-redis-monitor": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-redis-monitor"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REDIS_MONITOR_HOST": "YOUR_REDIS_MONITOR_HOST_HERE",
        "REDIS_MONITOR_PORT": "YOUR_REDIS_MONITOR_PORT_HERE",
        "REDIS_MONITOR_PASSWORD": "YOUR_REDIS_MONITOR_PASSWORD_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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