HostTracker vs Lumin

In-depth architectural comparison of the HostTracker and Lumin 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 HostTracker when:

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

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Choose Lumin when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring 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	HostTracker Monitoring	L Lumin Monitoring
Summary	Website uptime monitoring: run checks from 300+ locations, manage monitors, alerts and incidents	Read-only access to a Lumin project's logs, metrics, uptime checks, alerts and infrastructure.
Category & Scope	Monitoring	Monitoring
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": {
    "hosttracker": {
      "url": "https://mcp.host-tracker.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lumin": {
      "url": "https://docs.getlumin.dev/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

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