Managed Agent Control MCP vs Spaceship MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Managed Agent Control MCP and Spaceship MCP 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 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.

Explore Managed Agent Control MCP Details

Choose Spaceship 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: .

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Managed Agent Control MCP modus-agendi Cloud Platforms	Spaceship MCP Cloud Platforms
Summary	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).	Manage domains, DNS records, contacts, marketplace listings, and more via the Spaceship API
Category & Scope

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": {
    "modus-agendi-managed-agent-control-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "modus-agendi-managed-agent-control-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spaceship-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "spaceship-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SPACESHIP_API_KEY": "YOUR_SPACESHIP_API_KEY_HERE",
        "SPACESHIP_API_SECRET": "YOUR_SPACESHIP_API_SECRET_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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