Nelly the Elephant vs Roast My Design System

In-depth architectural comparison of the Nelly the Elephant and Roast My Design System 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 Nelly the Elephant when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: nelly_instructions, nelly_search, nelly_context.

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Choose Roast My Design System when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools 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	Nelly the Elephant Developer Tools	R Roast My Design System Developer Tools
Summary	Search and resume past Claude Code conversations. An elephant never forgets.	Audit your Design System and serve your Agent the rules that keep AI-written UI on-system.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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": {
    "nelly-the-elephant": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nelly-the-elephant"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "roast-my-design-system-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "shadcn"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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