Nasa Ads vs Mast Nasa

In-depth architectural comparison of the Nasa Ads and Mast Nasa 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?

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Choose Nasa Ads when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Aerospace & Astrodynamics domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Mast Nasa when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Aerospace & Astrodynamics domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	N Nasa Ads Aerospace & Astrodynamics	Mast Nasa Aerospace & Astrodynamics
Summary	NASA ADS — the Astrophysics Data System, api.adsabs.harvard.edu.	MAST (Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes) — Hubble/JWST/Kepler/TESS
Category & Scope	Aerospace & Astrodynamics	Aerospace & Astrodynamics
Quality signal

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": {
    "nasa-ads": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nasa-ads"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mast-nasa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-mast-nasa"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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