Kanonik vs Sentrik

In-depth architectural comparison of the Kanonik and Sentrik 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?

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Choose Kanonik when:

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

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Choose Sentrik when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	K Kanonik Developer Tools	Sentrik Developer Tools
Summary	Governance runtime for compliance: verified, human-approved writes to a tamper-evident record.	Governance runtime for AI-generated code. Enforce compliance and security standards.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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": {
    "kanonik": {
      "url": "https://app.kanonik.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sentrik": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "sentrik"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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