Osnova vs N3mo

In-depth architectural comparison of the Osnova and N3mo 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 Osnova 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: Tree-sitter repository indexing, Deterministic symbol and call graph, Exact file-and-line results.

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Choose N3mo 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: Tree-sitter parsing across 27 grammars, Symbol, hierarchy, import, and call-graph indexing, Recursive blast-radius analysis.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	O Osnova Developer Tools	N3mo Developer Tools
Summary	Deterministic code map for AI coding agents: a tree-sitter call graph with exact file:line over MCP.	N3MO: Code intelligence engine mapping repositories into queryable symbol graphs.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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": {
    "osnova": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@getdomovoi/osnova"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n3mo": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "n3mo"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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