HLA Verify vs Etch

In-depth architectural comparison of the HLA Verify and Etch 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 HLA Verify 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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Choose Etch 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 HLA Verify Developer Tools	Etch Developer Tools
Summary	Verify HLA allele names and score donor-recipient matches against a pinned IPD-IMGT/HLA release.	Etch is a signed audit chain for AI agent decisions, offline-verifiable against pinned public keys.
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": {
    "hla-verify": {
      "url": "https://api.hlaverify.com/v1/verify"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "etch": {
      "url": "https://etch.systems/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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