MCP Airlock vs Rosetta MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Airlock and Rosetta MCP Server 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?

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Choose MCP Airlock when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology & Bioinformatics domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Rosetta MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology & Bioinformatics 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	M MCP Airlock Biology & Bioinformatics	Rosetta MCP Server Biology & Bioinformatics
Summary	Governance proxy for MCP servers: allowlist, forced dry run, human confirmation, blast radius, audit	Rosetta/PyRosetta protein modeling and Biotite translation for computational biology
Category & Scope	Biology & Bioinformatics	Biology & Bioinformatics

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": {
    "mcp-airlock": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-airlock"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rosetta-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pyrosetta-installer"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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