GrantConnect (Australia) vs Trusty Squire

In-depth architectural comparison of the GrantConnect (Australia) and Trusty Squire 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 GrantConnect (Australia) 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).
• Primary tools included: recipient_name, purpose, grant_program.

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Choose Trusty Squire 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).
• Primary tools included: error, code, operate_start.

Explore Trusty Squire Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	G GrantConnect (Australia) Developer Tools	Trusty Squire Developer Tools
Summary	GrantConnect (Australia) MCP — Commonwealth grant opportunities and grants	Coding agent signs up for SaaS and vaults the API keys write-only: never in .env or agent context.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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": {
    "grantconnect-australia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "grantconnect-australia"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trusty-squire": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@trusty-squire/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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