Hive Compute vs Carbon Arc

In-depth architectural comparison of the Hive Compute and Carbon Arc 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 Hive Compute 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 Carbon Arc 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 Hive Compute Developer Tools	Carbon Arc Developer Tools
Summary	Inference router for the Hive Civilization agent economy — OpenAI-compatible	The infrastructure for the AI economy: primitives for inference, agents, and decisions.
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": {
    "hive-compute": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hive-compute"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "carbon-arc": {
      "url": "https://mcp.carbonarc.ai"
    }
  }
}

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