Shell Exec vs Skills Board

In-depth architectural comparison of the Shell Exec and Skills Board 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 Shell Exec when:

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

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Choose Skills Board 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	Shell Exec Developer Tools	Skills Board Developer Tools
Summary	Execute bash commands with background job support.	Search your team's shared AI-skill library, get install commands, and save skills from your agent.
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": {
    "shell-exec": {
      "url": "https://adamjones.me/install-mcp/?config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IiwiYXJncyI6WyIteSIsInNoZWxsLWV4ZWMtbWNwIl0sIm5hbWUiOiJzaGVsbC1leGVjIn0="
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skills-board": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "plugins"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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