Pointer Minerals — Texas Oil & Gas Data vs Clarigrid

In-depth architectural comparison of the Pointer Minerals — Texas Oil & Gas Data and Clarigrid 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 Pointer Minerals — Texas Oil & Gas Data when:

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

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Choose Clarigrid 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	P Pointer Minerals — Texas Oil & Gas Data Developer Tools	Clarigrid Developer Tools
Summary	Read-only Texas oil & gas data: operator directory, county production, and dataset catalog.	Read-only electricity, gas, and weather data with structured provenance and units.
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": {
    "pointer-minerals-texas-oil-gas-data": {
      "url": "https://www.pointerminerals.com/datasets"
    }
  }
}

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

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