MCP Safety Warden vs Coach Watts

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Safety Warden and Coach Watts 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 Safety Warden 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 Coach Watts 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	MCP Safety Warden Developer Tools	Coach Watts Developer Tools
Summary	MCP proxy adding security scanning, behavioral profiling, risk gating, and safe tool call execution.	Remote MCP server for training, nutrition, wellness, and performance data with OAuth 2.0.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	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-safety-warden": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcpsafetywarden"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "coach-watts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "prisma"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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