Gutsy vs Skillsmith
A side-by-side look at the Gutsy and Skillsmith MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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GutsyCoding Agents · Local subprocess (stdio)Local gut check before risky agent actions: calibrated safe/intended probabilities, no API calls.41FairAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Gutsy for coding agents work as a local process; choose Skillsmith for coding agents as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
GChoose Gutsy when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
GUTSY_URL, GUTSY_INFERENCE_DIR, GUTSY_MODEL, GUTSY_PROCEED_MIN, GUTSY_BLOCK_MIN, GUTSY_API_KEY, GUTSY_HOOK_ALLOW_DENY.
Choose Skillsmith when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
search, get_skill, install_skill.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | G Gutsy | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Coding Agents | Coding Agents |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 60/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | GUTSY_URLGUTSY_INFERENCE_DIRGUTSY_MODELGUTSY_PROCEED_MINGUTSY_BLOCK_MINGUTSY_API_KEYGUTSY_HOOK_ALLOW_DENY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 77 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 43 |
| Full listing | View Gutsy | View Skillsmith |
Tools & capabilities
Gutsy tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Skillsmith tools 43
searchSearch skills with filters (query, category, trust tier, min score)get_skillGet detailed skill information including install commandinstall_skillInstall a skill to your local environmentuninstall_skillRemove an installed skillskill_recommendGet contextual skill recommendationsskill_suggestSuggest skills from your current project context (counts against your monthly quota)skill_validateValidate a skill's structure and qualityskill_compareCompare two skills side-by-sideskill_outdatedCheck installed skills for staleness and dependency statusskill_rescanRe-scan an installed skill with the latest security patternsskill_publishValidate a skill and prepare it for publishingskill_recover_sourceRecover the GitHub source of locally installed skills (read-only)- +31 more on 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.
Gutsy
{
"mcpServers": {
"gutsy": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"gutsy-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GUTSY_URL": "YOUR_GUTSY_URL_HERE",
"GUTSY_INFERENCE_DIR": "YOUR_GUTSY_INFERENCE_DIR_HERE",
"GUTSY_MODEL": "YOUR_GUTSY_MODEL_HERE",
"GUTSY_PROCEED_MIN": "YOUR_GUTSY_PROCEED_MIN_HERE",
"GUTSY_BLOCK_MIN": "YOUR_GUTSY_BLOCK_MIN_HERE",
"GUTSY_API_KEY": "YOUR_GUTSY_API_KEY_HERE",
"GUTSY_HOOK_ALLOW_DENY": "YOUR_GUTSY_HOOK_ALLOW_DENY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Skillsmith
{
"mcpServers": {
"skillsmith": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@skillsmith/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Gutsy is categorized under Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Skillsmith belongs to Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Gutsy for coding agents work and Skillsmith for coding agents.
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.
Gutsy is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Skillsmith 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 gutsy and skillsmith as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Gutsy has a quality signal of 41/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Skillsmith has 60/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 77 GitHub stars.