Shellward vs Pre Trip compliance scanner
A side-by-side look at the Shellward and Pre Trip compliance scanner MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Pre Trip compliance scannerSecurity · Remote HTTP/SSEScreen regulated-health marketing copy against source-cited rulesets, all 50 states.39FairAuth: oauth 2.0Verdict: choose Shellward for security work as a local process; choose Pre Trip compliance scanner for security over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Shellward when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
SHELLWARD_MODE, SHELLWARD_LOCALE, SHELLWARD_THRESHOLD, SHELLWARD_BASELINE_PATH.
PChoose Pre Trip compliance scanner when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | P Pre Trip compliance scanner | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 39/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | SHELLWARD_MODESHELLWARD_LOCALESHELLWARD_THRESHOLDSHELLWARD_BASELINE_PATH | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 139 | — |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Shellward | View Pre Trip compliance scanner |
Tools & capabilities
Shellward tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Pre Trip compliance scanner tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
Shellward
{
"mcpServers": {
"jnmetacode-shellward": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"shellward"
],
"env": {
"SHELLWARD_MODE": "YOUR_SHELLWARD_MODE_HERE",
"SHELLWARD_LOCALE": "YOUR_SHELLWARD_LOCALE_HERE",
"SHELLWARD_THRESHOLD": "YOUR_SHELLWARD_THRESHOLD_HERE",
"SHELLWARD_BASELINE_PATH": "YOUR_SHELLWARD_BASELINE_PATH_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Pre Trip compliance scanner
{
"mcpServers": {
"pre-trip-compliance-scanner": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pre-trip-compliance-scanner"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Shellward is categorized under Security and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pre Trip compliance scanner belongs to Security and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Shellward for security work and Pre Trip compliance scanner for security.
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.
Shellward is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Pre Trip compliance scanner has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: oauth 2.0. 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 jnmetacode-shellward and pre-trip-compliance-scanner as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Shellward has a quality signal of 61/100 (Good) with 4 views, 0 installs and 139 GitHub stars. Pre Trip compliance scanner has 39/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.