A side-by-side look at the Moxie Docs MCP and Zactonz MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Moxie Docs MCP for knowledge & memory work as a local process; choose Zactonz for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
moxie.get_ai_context, moxie.get_doc_impact, moxie.get_api_context.ZACTONZ_API_KEYS.capture_screenshot, render_html, read_webpage.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | Z Zactonz | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Knowledge & Memory | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 80/100 · Excellent | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Required env vars | None listed | ZACTONZ_API_KEYS |
| Verified owner | Verified | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 36 views 25 installs 4 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 12 | 19 |
| Full listing | View Moxie Docs MCP | View Zactonz |
moxie.get_ai_contextCompact pre-edit briefing: repo status, verified commands, top conventions, open gaps, team notes. Read this first.moxie.get_doc_impactGiven the paths you're about to change (and any you're deleting), returns the conventions, gaps, and existing docs whose evidence overlaps them - and flags net-new/undocumented surfaces.moxie.get_api_contextGiven paths you're about to touch, returns structured context for any API endpoints they map to: method, path, schema, and known consumers/features.moxie.review_changeSelf-review a change before opening the PR; returns a severity-ranked verdict (clean / warnings / must-fix) covering convention breaches, stale docs, undocumented surface, and broken references.moxie.get_conventionsDiscovered coding conventions, grouped by category, with confidence scores, agent guidance, and source-file citations.moxie.search_docsSemantic + keyword search over generated docs, conventions, gaps, and AI context.moxie.get_doc_gapsUnresolved documentation gaps with severity and the paths they concern.moxie.get_documentation_opportunitiesRecommended doc work: missing docs, drift repairs, and PR templates.moxie.get_documentation_patternsHow the repository organizes and maintains its docs (where new docs belong).moxie.list_docsPaginated, section-grouped table of contents of every generated doc.moxie.propose_doc_updateAdd or update a doc as part of your current change; returns the target path + Markdown to write into your branch.moxie.propose_doc_removalRemove a Moxie-tracked doc your change makes obsolete; returns the path to delete in your branch.capture_screenshotCapture a web page as an image or PDFrender_htmlRender HTML to an image or PDFread_webpageRead a web page as Markdownconvert_html_to_markdownConvert HTML to Markdownpreview_linkTitle, description, image and metadata of a URLlookup_dnsDNS records and DNSSEC statusinspect_ssl_certificateCertificate, chain, expiry and TLS detailslookup_whoisRegistrar, dates and nameservers of a domaincheck_email_domainMX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC and related records, scoredverify_emailsWhether addresses can receive mailgenerate_qr_codeGenerate a QR coderead_qr_codeDecode a QR codePaste 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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"moxie-docs-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"moxie-docs"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"zactonz": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@zactonz/mcp"
],
"env": {
"ZACTONZ_API_KEYS": "YOUR_ZACTONZ_API_KEYS_HERE"
}
}
}
}