Live UK Company Search vs Hub MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Live UK Company Search and Hub 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?

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Choose Live UK Company Search 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).
• Primary tools included: macaroons_search, macaroons_metadata, macaroons_categories.

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Choose Hub MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: HUB_PAT_TOKEN, MCP_AUTH_TOKEN.
• Primary tools included: search, query, architectures.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	L Live UK Company Search Developer Tools	Hub MCP docker VerifiedDeveloper Tools
Summary	Search current public UK company metadata from the official Companies House Public Data API.…	Official MCP server to interact with Docker Hub, providing access to repositories, hub search and Docker Hardened Images
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": {
    "live-uk-company-search": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "macaroonnetwork-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "docker-hub-mcp": {
      "url": "https://docs.docker.com/ai/gordon/mcp/yaml/"
    }
  }
}

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