Forge vs Sysknife

Side-by-side comparison of two Model Context Protocol servers — install paths, tools, quality signals, and directory engagement so you can pick the right one for Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients.

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Forge
ferodrigop
🖥️ Command Line
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lacs-project
🖥️ Command Line
SummaryTerminal MCP server for AI coding agents with persistent PTY sessions, ring-buffer incremental reads, headless xterm screen capture, multi-agent orchestration, and a real-time web dashboard.Security-hardened MCP server for Linux system administration via 189 typed actions instead of shell strings, with an Ed25519-signed hash-chain audit log, one-time TTL approval receipts, and automatic rollback. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex CLI.
Quality signal45/100 (Fair)44/100 (Fair)
Install pathnpx · highnpx · high
Engagement 4 0 0 22 0 0 0 5
ToolsReal PTY support via node-pty for interactive programs and TUIsIncremental ring-buffer reads returning only new terminal outputServer-side headless xterm rendering for clean screen snapshotsMulti-agent orchestration with session groups and event subscriptionsPreact-based real-time web dashboard for terminal and chat monitoringZero-configuration startup with HTTP MCP endpointNot listed yet
Verified / officialNoNo
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