MCP Security Audit vs ZEN SecDB
A side-by-side look at the MCP Security Audit and ZEN SecDB MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Security Audit for security work as a local process; choose ZEN SecDB for security. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP Security Audit when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
audit_nodejs_dependencies.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | Z ZEN SecDB | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Security | Security |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 42/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 57 | — |
| Directory activity | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 1 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View MCP Security Audit | View ZEN SecDB |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Security Audit tools 1
audit_nodejs_dependenciesAudit specific dependencies for vulnerabilities
ZEN SecDB tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
MCP Security Audit
{
"mcpServers": {
"qianniuspace-mcp-security-audit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-security-audit"
]
}
}
}
ZEN SecDB
No confirmed install command for ZEN SecDB yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.