MCP Doctor vs Faf MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Doctor and Faf 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 Doctor 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).
• You have access to required keys: OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENAI_BASE_URL, MCP_DOCTOR_MODEL.
• Primary tools included: Six-dimension MCP contract evaluation, Deterministic offline rule-based checks, Optional AI-enhanced review.

Explore MCP Doctor Details

Choose Faf 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).
• Primary tools included: Persistent project.faf context, Bi-directional context synchronization, AI-readiness scoring.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Doctor Developer Tools	Faf MCP Wolfe-Jam Developer Tools
Summary	Check and improve the contract quality of any MCP server — for humans, agents, and platforms.	Universal persistent project context for Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, VS Code, and all MCP-compatible platforms (including Claude Desktop). IANA-registered format (application/vnd.faf+yaml). 17 native tools, AI-readiness scoring.
Category & Scope	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": {
    "mcp-doctor": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-doctor"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENAI_BASE_URL": "YOUR_OPENAI_BASE_URL_HERE",
        "MCP_DOCTOR_MODEL": "YOUR_MCP_DOCTOR_MODEL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wolfe-jam-faf-mcp": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": [
        "faf"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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