MCP Gateway vs MCP Funnel

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Gateway and MCP Funnel 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 Gateway 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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Choose MCP Funnel 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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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	M MCP Gateway Developer Tools	MCP Funnel Developer Tools
Summary	Aggregates tools from multiple MCP servers with unified BM25/regex search and deferred loading.	MCP proxy that aggregates multiple servers with tool filtering and customization
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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-gateway-4": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-orchestrator"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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