Clawguard MCP vs Beelzebub

In-depth architectural comparison of the Clawguard MCP and Beelzebub 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 Clawguard MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: CLAWGUARD_API_KEY, CLAWGUARD_BASE_URL.
• Primary tools included: scan_text, scan_batch, get_patterns.

Explore Clawguard MCP Details

Choose Beelzebub when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: MCP, SSH, HTTP, TCP, and TELNET decoys, YAML service definitions with regex matching, OpenAI and Ollama response generation.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Clawguard MCP joergmichno Security	Beelzebub mariocandela Security
Summary	Security scanner for AI agents that detects prompt injections using 42+ regex patterns	Beelzebub is a honeypot framework that lets you build honeypot tools using MCP. Its purpose is to detect prompt injection or malicious agent behavior. The underlying idea is to provide the agent with tools it would never use in its normal work.
Category & Scope	Security

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": {
    "joergmichno-clawguard-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "clawguard-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLAWGUARD_API_KEY": "YOUR_CLAWGUARD_API_KEY_HERE",
        "CLAWGUARD_BASE_URL": "YOUR_CLAWGUARD_BASE_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mariocandela-beelzebub": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mariocandela-beelzebub"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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