Orbit vs Site Intelligence

In-depth architectural comparison of the Orbit and Site Intelligence 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 Orbit when:

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

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Choose Site Intelligence 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	Orbit Aerospace & Astrodynamics	S Site Intelligence Aerospace & Astrodynamics
Summary	Task management for people and AI agents, with scoped OAuth access to issues, projects, and docs.	Score any coordinate for ecological and agricultural land suitability from satellite data
Category & Scope	Aerospace & Astrodynamics	Aerospace & Astrodynamics

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": {
    "orbit-3": {
      "url": "https://orbit.example.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "site-intelligence": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "site-intelligence"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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