Depguard vs Agent Bom

In-depth architectural comparison of the Depguard and Agent Bom 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 Depguard when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Pre-install package verification and audit, Static code analysis and dead-dependency detection, Vulnerability audit using npm and GitHub Advisory databases.

Explore Depguard Details

Choose Agent Bom when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: AGENT_BOM_API_KEY, AGENT_BOM_DB_URL, AGENT_BOM_CLOUD_CREDENTIALS.
• Primary tools included: Auto-discovers 20 MCP clients and supports 15 package ecosystems, Detects CVEs using OSV, NVD, EPSS, and CISA KEV databases, Maps blast radius from vulnerabilities to exposed credentials and tools.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Depguard mopanc Security	Agent Bom msaad00 Security
Summary	Pre-install guardian for npm packages with static code analysis, supply-chain attack detection, vulnerability audit (npm + GitHub Advisory Database), AI hallucination guard, and CycloneDX 1.6 SBOM generation with VEX. 28 MCP tools. Zero runtime dependencies — the SBOM serializer is implemented natively against the public CycloneDX schema.	AI supply chain security scanner with 18 MCP tools. Auto-discovers 20 MCP clients, scans dependencies for CVEs (OSV/NVD/EPSS/CISA KEV), maps blast radius from vulnerabilities to exposed credentials and tools, runs CIS benchmarks, generates CycloneDX/SPDX SBOMs, and enforces compliance across OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, NIST AI RMF, and EU AI Act.
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": {
    "mopanc-depguard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mopanc-depguard"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "msaad00-agent-bom": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "msaad00-agent-bom"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AGENT_BOM_API_KEY": "YOUR_AGENT_BOM_API_KEY_HERE",
        "AGENT_BOM_DB_URL": "YOUR_AGENT_BOM_DB_URL_HERE",
        "AGENT_BOM_CLOUD_CREDENTIALS": "YOUR_AGENT_BOM_CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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