Office Addin MCP vs MCP Jira Scoped

In-depth architectural comparison of the Office Addin MCP and MCP Jira Scoped 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 Office Addin MCP when:

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

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Choose MCP Jira Scoped when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity 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	Office Addin MCP Workplace & Productivity	MCP Jira Scoped Workplace & Productivity
Summary	MCP server for Office add-ins via WebView2/CDP. Provides excel., page., and addin.* tools.	Jira MCP server with scoped API tokens via api.atlassian.com gateway
Category & Scope	Workplace & Productivity	Workplace & Productivity

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": {
    "office-addin-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dsbissett/office-addin-mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-jira-scoped": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-jira-scoped"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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