Ground Motion vs VäderKollen — Nordic Weather

In-depth architectural comparison of the Ground Motion and VäderKollen — Nordic Weather 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?

Choose Ground Motion when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Aerospace & Astrodynamics domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose VäderKollen — Nordic Weather when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Aerospace & Astrodynamics 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	Ground Motion Aerospace & Astrodynamics	V VäderKollen — Nordic Weather Aerospace & Astrodynamics
Summary	Measured ground motion (mm/yr, sinking or uplift) per US address, from NASA Sentinel-1 InSAR	Nordic weather: forecasts, warnings, HD radar, rain nowcast, lightning, aurora, satellite AI.
Category & Scope	Aerospace & Astrodynamics	Aerospace & Astrodynamics

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": {
    "ground-motion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ground-motion"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "v-derkollen-nordic-weather": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "v-derkollen-nordic-weather"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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