Safeship vs Duplicacy MCP

A side-by-side look at the Safeship and Duplicacy MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

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SafeshipMonitoring · Remote HTTP/SSE
API monitoring from your editor. Checks the JSON your endpoints return, not just the status code.37FairAuth: not declared
Duplicacy MCP logoDuplicacy MCPMonitoring · Local subprocess (stdio)Go-based MCP server for Duplicacy backup monitoring. Query backup job status and Prometheus metrics from a Duplicacy exporter. Docker image available.52GoodAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose Safeship for monitoring work over a hosted endpoint; choose Duplicacy MCP for monitoring as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

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Choose Safeship when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
  • You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
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Duplicacy MCP logoChoose Duplicacy MCP when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • You have the keys it needs: DUPLICACY_EXPORTER_URL.
Explore Duplicacy MCP

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

Spec
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Safeship
Duplicacy MCP logoDuplicacy MCP
CategoryMonitoringMonitoring
Quality signal37/100 · Fair52/100 · Good
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportRemote HTTP/SSELocal subprocess (stdio)
AuthNot declaredNot declared
PricingNot declaredNot declared
Required env varsNone listedDUPLICACY_EXPORTER_URL
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars—2
Directory activity 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
ToolsNot listedNot listed

Tools & capabilities

Safeship tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

Duplicacy MCP 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.

Safeship

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "safeship": {
      "url": "https://safeship.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Duplicacy MCP

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "geiserx-duplicacy-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "duplicacy-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DUPLICACY_EXPORTER_URL": "YOUR_DUPLICACY_EXPORTER_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Safeship is categorized under Monitoring and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Duplicacy MCP belongs to Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Safeship for monitoring work and Duplicacy MCP for monitoring.

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.

Safeship has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Duplicacy MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add safeship and geiserx-duplicacy-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Safeship has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Duplicacy MCP has 52/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars.