MCP Romm vs Dnd Oracle

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Romm and Dnd Oracle 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 MCP Romm when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: OAuth 2.0 (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: ROMM_USERNAME, ROMM_PASSWORD.
• Primary tools included: romm_status, romm_stats, romm_platforms.

Explore MCP Romm Details

Choose Dnd Oracle when:

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

Explore Dnd Oracle Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Romm lodordev Gaming	Dnd Oracle gregario Gaming
Summary	MCP server for RomM retro game library manager. 19 read-only tools for browsing platforms, searching ROMs, viewing metadata, managing collections, tracking saves, firmware, devices, and task monitoring. OAuth2 auth with automatic token refresh.	D&D 5e SRD reference and analysis with monster search, spell lookup, encounter building, and loadout analysis. 10 tools, 1198 entities embedded.
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": {
    "lodordev-mcp-romm": {
      "url": "http://your-host:8765/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gregario-dnd-oracle": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "dnd-oracle"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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