Andrea9293 MCP vs Rlay — MCP Server Comparison | AllMCPs
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Andrea9293 MCP vs Rlay
In-depth architectural comparison of the Andrea9293 MCP and Rlay 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
Andrea9293 MCP
Developer Tools · Local stdio
Quality: 67/100 (Great) | Auth: No auth required
Rlay
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 25/100 (Emerging) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Andrea9293 MCP if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a local process. Choose Rlay if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
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Choose Andrea9293 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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get_document
Use this tool only when user explicitly requests it. Retrieve a specific document by ID. Always tell the user if result is truncated because of length. for example if you recive a message like this in the response: 'Tool response was too long and was truncated'
list_documents
List all documents in the knowledge base
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).
Andrea9293 MCP is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Rlay belongs to Developer Tools using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Andrea9293 MCP when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and Rlay when you require tools for developer tools.
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get_context_window
Returns a window of parent content sections around a central parent_index. Use parent_index values from search results. Always tell the user if result is truncated because of length.
get_ui_url
Get the URL of the web UI. use this tool when user ask you to access the web interface, when the user ask you to upload a file or when the user ask you the uploads folder path. All these function are available in the web UI.
get_uploads_path
Get the absolute path to the uploads folder where you can manually place .txt and .md files
process_uploads
Process all .txt and .md files in the uploads folder and create embeddings for them
list_uploads_files
List all files in the uploads folder with their details
Rlay Tools (0)
No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.