MANDA vs MCP Maigret
A side-by-side look at the MANDA and MCP Maigret MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MANDA for security work; choose MCP Maigret for security as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP Maigret when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR. - You want tools like
search_username, parse_url.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | M MANDA | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 68/100 · Great |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 270 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 7 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 2 |
| Full listing | View MANDA | View MCP Maigret |
Tools & capabilities
MANDA tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
MCP Maigret tools 2
search_usernameSearch for a username across social networks and sites.parse_urlParse a URL to extract information and search for associated usernames.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
MANDA
No confirmed install command for MANDA yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
MCP Maigret
{
"mcpServers": {
"burtthecoder-mcp-maigret": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-maigret"
],
"env": {
"MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR": "YOUR_MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR_HERE"
}
}
}
}