Federal Register vs Coingecko

In-depth architectural comparison of the Federal Register and Coingecko 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 Federal Register 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 Coingecko 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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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	F Federal Register Developer Tools	Coingecko Developer Tools
Summary	Federal Register MCP — US Federal Register API (free, no auth)	CoinGecko MCP — wraps CoinGecko free API (no auth required)
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": {
    "federal-register": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "federal-register"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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