MCP Audit vs Royal MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Audit and Royal 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 MCP Audit when:

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

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Choose Royal MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security 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	MCP Audit Security	Royal MCP Security
Summary	Transparent audit proxy for MCP servers: logs every tool call, flags poisoning and rug pulls.	Security-first WordPress MCP server. 129 tools for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini. Free on wp.org.
Category & Scope	Security	Security
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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-audit-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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