Ruv Swarm vs Toolroute

In-depth architectural comparison of the Ruv Swarm and Toolroute 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 Ruv Swarm 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 Toolroute 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	R Ruv Swarm Developer Tools	Toolroute Developer Tools
Summary	Neural network swarm orchestration with WebAssembly acceleration and MCP integration	Route AI agent tasks to the best MCP server and LLM, scored on 132+ real benchmark executions.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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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": {
    "ruv-swarm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ruv-swarm@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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