Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison
Market vs Openbeautyfacts
In-depth architectural comparison of the Market and Openbeautyfacts 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Market
Developer Tools · Local stdio
Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Openbeautyfacts
Developer Tools · Local stdio
Quality: 44/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Market if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a local process. Choose Openbeautyfacts if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's
mcpServers manifest.Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
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Choose Market 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: discover_products, find_similar_products, discover_brands.
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Choose Openbeautyfacts 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: get_product, search_products.
Feature & Specification Comparison
Tools & Capabilities Breakdown
Market Tools (6)
discover_products
Semantic search across all indexed stores. Accepts a natural-language query plus optional filters (category, color, gender, price, etc.) and returns ranked products.
find_similar_products
Given a product ID, return visually and semantically similar products.
discover_brands
Semantic search over brand profiles. Find brands by style, origin, or aesthetic (e.g. "Italian streetwear brands", "minimalist Scandinavian labels").
find_similar_brands
Given a brand name or key, return similar brands using brand-profile vectors.
get_product
Fetch full details for a single product by ID.
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).
Market Configuration
Openbeautyfacts Configuration