In-depth architectural comparison of the Lucidity MCP and PhpCodeArcheology 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Lucidity MCP
Monitoring · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 55/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
PhpCodeArcheology
Monitoring · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 63/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Lucidity MCP if you need specialized Monitoring tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose PhpCodeArcheology if your workspace requires Monitoring integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose Lucidity MCP 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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PHP static analysis MCP server for architecture and maintainability. 11 tools exposing 60+ code quality metrics, problem detection, refactoring priorities, dependency graphs, git hotspots, test coverage, and impact analysis. Installable via Composer.
Category & Scope
Tools & Capabilities Breakdown
Lucidity MCP Tools (3)
analyze_changes
Prepares git changes for analysis through MCP
workspace_root
The root directory of the workspace/git repository
path
Optional specific file path to analyze
PhpCodeArcheology Tools (11)
get_health_score
Overall code health score, grade, and project statistics
get_problems
Code quality problems, filterable by severity and type
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).
Lucidity MCP is categorized under Monitoring and uses a remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. In contrast, PhpCodeArcheology belongs to Monitoring using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Lucidity MCP when you need capabilities focused on monitoring and PhpCodeArcheology when you require tools for monitoring.