Folklore Variant Evidence vs Metabase

In-depth architectural comparison of the Folklore Variant Evidence and Metabase 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 Folklore Variant Evidence 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).

Explore Folklore Variant Evidence Details

Choose Metabase 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).

Explore Metabase Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	F Folklore Variant Evidence Developer Tools	Metabase Developer Tools
Summary	Read-only public Folklore search for one supported GRCh38 germline variant.	Lets AI clients search, explore, query, and visualize data in a Metabase instance.
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": {
    "folklore-variant-evidence": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "folklore-variant-evidence"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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