Mcpcut vs Shield Kya
A side-by-side look at the Mcpcut and Shield Kya MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Mcpcut for security work; choose Shield Kya for security as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Mcpcut when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Shield Kya when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
KYA_API_KEY, KYA_OFFLINE, KYA_DIFF_PREVIEW, KYA_GATE. - You want tools like
kya.policy_evaluate, kya.session_ingest, kya.request_approval.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 55/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | KYA_API_KEYKYA_OFFLINEKYA_DIFF_PREVIEWKYA_GATE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 3 |
| Full listing | View Mcpcut | View Shield Kya |
Tools & capabilities
Mcpcut tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Shield Kya tools 3
kya.policy_evaluateALLOW` \kya.session_ingestObserve / raise-only riskkya.request_approvalOpen a human Hold. Does not execute the side effect
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Mcpcut
No confirmed install command for Mcpcut yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Shield Kya
{
"mcpServers": {
"shield-kya": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@shield-agent/kya@latest"
],
"env": {
"KYA_API_KEY": "YOUR_KYA_API_KEY_HERE",
"KYA_OFFLINE": "YOUR_KYA_OFFLINE_HERE",
"KYA_DIFF_PREVIEW": "YOUR_KYA_DIFF_PREVIEW_HERE",
"KYA_GATE": "YOUR_KYA_GATE_HERE"
}
}
}
}