MCP Fortress vs Stackhawk

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Fortress and Stackhawk 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 Fortress when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Stackhawk 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 Fortress Security	Stackhawk Security
Summary	Security scanner for MCP servers with vulnerability detection and prompt injection analysis.	An MCP server that provides interaction with StackHawk's security scanning platform.
Category & Scope	Security	Security
Quality signal

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-fortress": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@mcp-fortress/mcp-fortress-server/mcp?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&profile=YOUR_PROFILE"
    }
  }
}

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

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