PublicSafetyAPI vs AccuWeather MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the PublicSafetyAPI and AccuWeather 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 PublicSafetyAPI 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 AccuWeather 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	PublicSafetyAPI Developer Tools	AccuWeather MCP Developer Tools
Summary	US police, fire, EMS and hospital locations near any address, from federal HIFLD data	MCP server providing weather tools with data sourced from AccuWeather.
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": {
    "publicsafetyapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "publicsafetyapi-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "accuweather-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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