Aegis vs SecureNow
A side-by-side look at the Aegis and SecureNow MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Aegis for security work as a local process; choose SecureNow for security over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Aegis when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose SecureNow when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SECURENOW_APPID, SECURENOW_INSTANCE, SECURENOW_LOGGING_ENABLED, SECURENOW_NO_UUID, OTEL_LOG_LEVEL, SECURENOW_DISABLE_INSTRUMENTATIONS, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS, SECURENOW_CAPTURE_BODY.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 54/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | SECURENOW_APPIDSECURENOW_INSTANCESECURENOW_LOGGING_ENABLEDSECURENOW_NO_UUIDOTEL_LOG_LEVELSECURENOW_DISABLE_INSTRUMENTATIONSOTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERSSECURENOW_CAPTURE_BODY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 14 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Aegis | View SecureNow |
Tools & capabilities
Aegis tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
SecureNow tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Aegis
{
"mcpServers": {
"getaegis-aegis": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@getaegis/cli"
]
}
}
}
SecureNow
{
"mcpServers": {
"securenow": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"securenow"
],
"env": {
"SECURENOW_APPID": "YOUR_SECURENOW_APPID_HERE",
"SECURENOW_INSTANCE": "YOUR_SECURENOW_INSTANCE_HERE",
"SECURENOW_LOGGING_ENABLED": "YOUR_SECURENOW_LOGGING_ENABLED_HERE",
"SECURENOW_NO_UUID": "YOUR_SECURENOW_NO_UUID_HERE",
"OTEL_LOG_LEVEL": "YOUR_OTEL_LOG_LEVEL_HERE",
"SECURENOW_DISABLE_INSTRUMENTATIONS": "YOUR_SECURENOW_DISABLE_INSTRUMENTATIONS_HERE",
"OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS": "YOUR_OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS_HERE",
"SECURENOW_CAPTURE_BODY": "YOUR_SECURENOW_CAPTURE_BODY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Aegis is categorized under Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. SecureNow belongs to Security and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Aegis for security work and SecureNow for security.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Aegis has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. SecureNow has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add getaegis-aegis and securenow as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Aegis has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 4 views, 0 installs and 14 GitHub stars. SecureNow has 54/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.