What is the key difference between Security Recipes and Depguard?

Security Recipes belongs to the Security category with cloud HTTP/SSE execution, while Depguard belongs to the Security category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Security Recipes or Depguard in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Security Recipes and Depguard free or paid?

Security Recipes operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Depguard operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Security Recipes lists 0 tools with 0 views and 1 GitHub stars. Depguard lists 6 tools with 3 views and 15 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Security Recipes and Depguard together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Security Recipes vs Depguard

In-depth architectural comparison of the Security Recipes and Depguard 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.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Security Recipes

Security · Remote HTTP/SSE

Quality: 40/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Depguard

Security · Local stdio

Quality: 60/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Security Recipes if you need specialized Security tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose Depguard if your workspace requires Security integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Security Recipes when:

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

Explore Security Recipes Details

Choose Depguard when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: Pre-install package verification and typosquat detection, Static install-script and code-pattern analysis, Workspace, project, bulk, and transitive dependency audits.

Explore Depguard Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	S Security Recipes Security	Depguard mopanc Security
Summary	Read-only CVE intelligence, remediation playbooks, and agent setup guides. Not a scanner.	Pre-install guardian for npm packages with static code analysis, supply-chain attack detection, vulnerability audit (npm + GitHub Advisory Database), AI hallucination guard, and CycloneDX 1.6 SBOM generation with VEX. 28 MCP tools. Zero runtime dependencies — the SBOM serializer is implemented natively against the public CycloneDX schema.
Category & Scope	Security

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Security Recipes Tools (0)

No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.

Depguard Tools (6)

Pre-install package verification and typosquat detection

Static install-script and code-pattern analysis

Workspace, project, bulk, and transitive dependency audits

AI code debris and unused-dependency detection

CycloneDX 1.6 SBOM and VEX generation

SARIF v2.1.0 output for GitHub Code Scanning

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).

Security Recipes Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "security-recipes": {
      "url": "https://img.shields.io/badge/Live-security--recipes.ai-2dd4bf.svg?style=flat-square&labelColor=020506)](https://security-recipes.ai/"
    }
  }
}

Depguard Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mopanc-depguard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "depguard-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Security Recipes is categorized under Security and uses a remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. In contrast, Depguard belongs to Security using local stdio subprocess. Select Security Recipes when you need capabilities focused on security and Depguard when you require tools for security.

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