In-depth architectural comparison of the Managed Agent Control MCP and Anythink Cli 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Managed Agent Control MCP
Cloud Platforms · Local stdio
Quality: 45/100 (Fair) | Auth: API Key required
Anythink Cli
Cloud Platforms · Local stdio
Quality: 65/100 (Great) | Auth: other
Verdict Summary: Choose Managed Agent Control MCP if you need specialized Cloud Platforms tools running via a local process. Choose Anythink Cli if your workspace requires Cloud Platforms integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose Managed Agent Control MCP when:
You need dedicated capabilities in the Cloud Platforms domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
You have access to required keys: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY.
Primary tools included: Discover agents, environments, vaults, and memory stores, Start and manage Claude Managed Agent sessions, Poll session events and inspect token usage.
Managed Agent Control MCP is categorized under Cloud Platforms and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Anythink Cli belongs to Cloud Platforms using local stdio subprocess. Select Managed Agent Control MCP when you need capabilities focused on cloud platforms and Anythink Cli when you require tools for cloud platforms.
Switch the active project profile that the 'cli' tool's commands operate against. Use this to move between already-connected projects without re-authenticating. The profile must already exist (created by 'projects_use' or 'login_direct'); run 'config_show' to see available profile names. Returns confirmation, or an error if the profile does not exist.
projects_delete
Permanently delete a project and tear down its backend instance, including its database and stored data. This is destructive and irreversible — always confirm with the user first, and prefer matching by a specific id over a short prefix to avoid removing the wrong project. Requires an active billing account (set one with 'accounts_use'). Returns the deleted project's name and id on success.
login_direct
Store credentials directly for a project (bypasses billing login). Use this when you already have an org ID and API key or JWT token.
projects_use
Connect to a project and save it as the active profile so the 'cli' tool's data, entities, users, and other commands target it. Resolves the project, then either stores the API key you pass or exchanges a transfer token for project-scoped credentials automatically. Requires an active billing account (set one with 'accounts_use'); the project must be Active (see 'projects_list'). Returns the saved profile name, org id, API URL, and auth method.
logout
Remove the saved credentials for a project profile from local CLI config. Use this to disconnect from a project or clear a stale token; it deletes only the stored profile locally and does not revoke the token server-side or affect the project. Omit the profile to remove the currently active one. Run 'config_show' to see profile names.
signup
Register a brand-new Anythink platform account with email and password. Use this only when the user has no account yet; if they already have one, use 'login' instead. This creates the top-level user identity — it does not create a billing account or project (do that with 'accounts_create' and 'projects_create' after logging in). On success the user may need to click an email confirmation link before 'login' works; tell them to confirm, then call 'login'.
accounts_create
Create a new billing account (organization) to hold projects and payment details. Requires a prior platform login (use the 'login' tool first). The new account is automatically set as the active account, so subsequent 'projects_create' / 'projects_list' calls target it without further setup. Returns the new account's id and name. Most users need only one account — call 'accounts_list' first to check whether a suitable one already exists.
config_remove
Delete a saved project profile from the local CLI configuration. Removes only the locally stored credentials and settings — it does not delete the project or revoke tokens server-side (to remove the project itself, use 'projects_delete'). Run 'config_show' to see profile names. Returns confirmation, or a not-found message.
projects_list
List the projects (provisioned backend instances) in a billing account. Requires platform login and an active billing account (set one with 'accounts_use'). Returns each project's id, name, description, region, org id, status (Initializing/Provisioning/Active/Suspended/Terminated/Error), API URL, and creation date. Use this to find a project's id before connecting with 'projects_use' or removing it with 'projects_delete'.
login
Log in to the Anythink platform with email and password. Returns a session token used for account and project management. For Google sign-in, use the 'login_google' tool.
accounts_use
Set the active billing account that project commands operate on. Call this after 'login' when you belong to more than one account, before using 'projects_list', 'projects_create', or 'projects_use'. Accepts a full account UUID or a unique prefix; run 'accounts_list' to see valid ids. Returns the resolved account name and id, or an error if no account matches.
login_google
Sign in to the Anythink platform with Google. Opens the user's browser to Google's consent screen and waits for them to approve, then stores the session token. The browser step must be completed by the user; everything before and after is tool-driven. This does NOT pick a billing account or project — after it returns, call 'accounts_list' then 'accounts_use', and 'projects_list' then 'projects_use'. Needs a local browser, so it only works over stdio (not the hosted HTTP server).
Start, observe, and interact with Claude Managed Agents from any MCP client — launch an agent, poll its events to watch it work, reply, approve the tools it wants to run, and stop it. Runs over stdio, an HTTP container, or AWS Lambda, with pluggable inbound auth (bearer/OIDC/Cognito).
Build and run a complete backend from your agent on the Anythink platform: relational data with row-/field-level security, full-text + semantic + geo search, RBAC + BYOK, a workflow/automation engine, a growth & retention engine (email, actionable push, promotions, per-user referral codes + rewards, points/credits), payments + marketplace billing, and a growing catalog of integrations (Claude, OpenAI, Slack, Google, GitHub…) — driven through one CLI-backed MCP tool. Install with npx -y @anythink-cloud/mcp.