LLM Provider MCP vs Cursor Delegate

In-depth architectural comparison of the LLM Provider MCP and Cursor Delegate 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 LLM Provider MCP 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 Cursor Delegate 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	LLM Provider MCP Developer Tools	Cursor Delegate Developer Tools
Summary	Delegate asynchronous coding jobs between Claude Code, Codex, Cursor Agent, and Pi.	Bridge AI coding hosts to cursor-agent over the Agent Client Protocol.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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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": {
    "llm-provider-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "llm-provider-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cursor-delegate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cursor-delegate-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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