Viznoir vs Yade MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Viznoir and Yade MCP 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 Viznoir when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: VIZNOIR_DATA_DIR, VIZNOIR_OUTPUT_DIR.
• Primary tools included: Headless VTK rendering with EGL or OSMesa, 22 tools for analysis, filtering, rendering, and export, Support for OpenFOAM, VTK, CGNS, Exodus, STL, and glTF data.

Explore Viznoir Details

Choose Yade MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: yade_browse_api, yade_query_api, yade_execute_code.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Viznoir kimimgo Research	Yade MCP yusong652 Research
Summary	Cinema-quality science visualization MCP server for CFD/FEA/SPH. 22 tools for rendering, slicing, contouring, volume rendering, and animating OpenFOAM/VTK/CGNS data. Headless EGL/OSMesa.	MCP server for YADE — open-source discrete element method (DEM) engine for granular and particle simulation. Browse API docs with BM25 search, execute code via synchronous REPL or async background tasks, monitor progress, and review task history.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "kimimgo-viznoir": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "viznoir"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VIZNOIR_DATA_DIR": "YOUR_VIZNOIR_DATA_DIR_HERE",
        "VIZNOIR_OUTPUT_DIR": "YOUR_VIZNOIR_OUTPUT_DIR_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yusong652-yade-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "yade-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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