MCP Metacritic vs Godot MCP Runtime

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Metacritic and Godot MCP Runtime 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 Metacritic when:

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

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Choose Godot MCP Runtime when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Gaming domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: BRIDGE_PORT.
• Primary tools included: Headless editing of scenes, nodes, scripts, and signals, Runtime bridge for screenshots and input simulation, UI discovery of visible Control nodes with metadata.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Metacritic Gaming	Godot MCP Runtime Erodenn Gaming
Summary	Search Metacritic films, shows and games, read scores and critic reviews. No API key.	MCP server for Godot 4.x with runtime control via injected UDP bridge: input simulation, screenshots, UI discovery, and live GDScript execution while the game is running.
Category & Scope	Gaming

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "erodenn-godot-mcp-runtime": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "and"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRIDGE_PORT": "YOUR_BRIDGE_PORT_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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