Citio vs Skill Ninja MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Citio and Skill Ninja MCP Server 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 Citio when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• Primary tools included: Slack DMs and channel mentions, Claude Code and OpenAI Codex support, Controlled MCP tool layer.

Explore Citio Details

Choose Skill Ninja MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: GITHUB_TOKEN, SKILL_NINJA_INDEX_DIR, SKILL_NINJA_TRUSTED_WORKSPACES, LANG.
• Primary tools included: skillNinja_search, skillNinja_install, skillNinja_uninstall.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Citio lawrencehui Coding Agents	Skill Ninja MCP Server aktsmm Coding Agents
Summary	Self-hosted AI teammate in Slack: @mention it and Claude Code or Codex investigates CloudWatch logs, runs tests, and opens pull requests. The bundled MCP server holds all credentials (GitHub, AWS, Slack) so the agent never sees keys. One-command deploy to your own AWS. MIT.	Agent Skill Ninja for MCP: Search, install, and manage AI agent skills (SKILL.md files) from GitHub repositories. Features workspace analysis for personalized recommendations and supports 140+ pre-indexed skills.
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": {
    "lawrencehui-citio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@lawrencehui/citio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aktsmm-skill-ninja-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "skill-ninja-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN_HERE",
        "SKILL_NINJA_INDEX_DIR": "YOUR_SKILL_NINJA_INDEX_DIR_HERE",
        "SKILL_NINJA_TRUSTED_WORKSPACES": "YOUR_SKILL_NINJA_TRUSTED_WORKSPACES_HERE",
        "LANG": "YOUR_LANG_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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