HIG Doctor vs CodeNib

In-depth architectural comparison of the HIG Doctor and CodeNib 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 HIG Doctor 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).

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Choose CodeNib when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	H HIG Doctor Developer Tools	CodeNib Developer Tools
Summary	Apple Human Interface Guidelines search, lookup, and project audits for AI coding agents.	Ranked codebase search and static symbol navigation for coding agents.
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": {
    "hig-doctor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hig-doctor"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codenib": {
      "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sysevol-ai/CodeNib/main/assets/codenib_logo.svg"
    }
  }
}

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