LIGHTS OUT WORKS Agent Commons vs APIANT.AI

In-depth architectural comparison of the LIGHTS OUT WORKS Agent Commons and APIANT.AI 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 LIGHTS OUT WORKS Agent Commons 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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Choose APIANT.AI 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 (Freemium).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	L LIGHTS OUT WORKS Agent Commons Developer Tools	APIANT.AI VerifiedDeveloper Tools
Summary	Public read-only discovery, admission guidance, and Agent Gateway contract for LIGHTS OUT WORKS.	An AI integration engineer that builds, tests, monitors, and improves integrations, helping teams create robust solutions instead of workarounds.
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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": {
    "lights-out-works-agent-commons": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "lights-out-works-agent-commons"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apiant-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "apiant-ai"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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