Mastercard Developers MCP vs Subagent MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Mastercard Developers MCP and Subagent 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?

Choose Mastercard Developers 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 Subagent 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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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Mastercard Developers MCP Developer Tools	Subagent MCP Developer Tools
Summary	Access Mastercard Developers APIs, documentation, and API specifications through MCP.	Let Codex orchestrate external coding agents through their native harnesses.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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": {
    "mastercard-developers-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mastercard/developers-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "subagent-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--isolated"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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