Depguard vs Pkgxray

In-depth architectural comparison of the Depguard and Pkgxray 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.

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Choose Pkgxray 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: Static quarantine scans that normally do not execute package code, SAFE, REVIEW, and BLOCK verdicts with exit codes, File-level cited evidence for detected findings.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Depguard mopanc Security	Pkgxray 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.	Pre-install security scans for npm packages, MCP servers, and AI agents with cited verdict evidence.
Category & Scope	Security

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",
        "npx"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pkgxray": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--yes"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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