Oraclarr vs Arr MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Oraclarr and Arr MCP 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 Oraclarr 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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Choose Arr MCP 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	Oraclarr Developer Tools	Arr MCP Developer Tools
Summary	Read-only diagnostic MCP server for a self-hosted arr stack (Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr & more).	One MCP server for the whole media stack: Radarr, Sonarr, Prowlarr, Bazarr, Jellyfin, Seerr
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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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": {
    "oraclarr": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "oraclarr-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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