IAF Agent Bridge vs Qodercli MCP

A side-by-side look at the IAF Agent Bridge and Qodercli MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

IAF Agent Bridge logoIAF Agent BridgeCoding Agents · Local subprocess (stdio)MCP server that sends work to Cursor Agent over ACP and returns the session id needed to continue.60GoodAuth: not declaredQodercli MCP logoQodercli MCPCoding Agents · Local subprocess (stdio)MCP server mode for Qoder CLI — delegate coding tasks to local Qoder agents from any MCP client.59GoodAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose IAF Agent Bridge for coding agents work as a local process; choose Qodercli MCP for coding agents as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

IAF Agent Bridge logoChoose IAF Agent Bridge when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • You want tools like delegate, cancel, doctor.
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Qodercli MCP logoChoose Qodercli MCP when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • You want tools like ask-qoder, list-sessions, list-models.
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Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecIAF Agent Bridge logoIAF Agent BridgeQodercli MCP logoQodercli MCP
CategoryCoding AgentsCoding Agents
Quality signal60/100 · Good59/100 · Good
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportLocal subprocess (stdio)Local subprocess (stdio)
AuthNot declaredNot declared
PricingNot declaredNot declared
Required env varsNone listedNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars00
Directory activity 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 7 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools33

Tools & capabilities

IAF Agent Bridge tools 3

  • delegateSend a prompt to Cursor Agent and wait until that Cursor turn is terminal, including tool work and any sub-agent follow-up Cursor performs before it stops. Returns Cursor's reply and the sessionId to reuse. A second call for a session that is still running is rejected. You decide CONTINUE, COMPLETE, or BLOCKED. Do not shell out to the agent binary.
  • cancelCancel an in-flight Cursor turn by sessionId. Status is cancelled, killed, not-running (the turn ended and the session can still be resumed), or not-found.
  • doctorReport Node, bridge version, Cursor CLI discovery, authentication state without secrets, and an optional ACP handshake.

Qodercli MCP tools 3

  • ask-qoderDelegate a task to qodercli (Qoder CLI), a local agentic coding assistant. Use it to get a second opinion, a code review, or to have Qoder perform a self-contained coding task in a given working directory. Returns structured output including session_id; pass it back as resume_session_id to continue the conversation.
  • list-sessionsList local qodercli sessions (index + id + summary) so you can pick a resume_session_id for ask-qoder.
  • list-modelsList models currently supported by qodercli. Use this before picking a model name for ask-qoder.

Ready-to-paste client configs

Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.

IAF Agent Bridge

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iaf-agent-bridge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "iaf-agent-bridge"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Qodercli MCP

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qodercli-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "qodercli-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

IAF Agent Bridge is categorized under Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Qodercli MCP belongs to Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick IAF Agent Bridge for coding agents work and Qodercli MCP for coding agents.

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.

IAF Agent Bridge has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Qodercli MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add iaf-agent-bridge and qodercli-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, IAF Agent Bridge has a quality signal of 60/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Qodercli MCP has 59/100 (Good) with 7 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.