Skill Deck vs Slimsnap

In-depth architectural comparison of the Skill Deck and Slimsnap 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 Skill Deck 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 Slimsnap 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	S Skill Deck Developer Tools	Slimsnap Developer Tools
Summary	Expose local Agent Skills as adapter tools, MCP resources, MCP tools, and share artifacts.	Your recent screen captures as structured JSON your AI agent can read. Local only, no network.
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": {
    "skill-deck": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "skill-deck"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slimsnap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@slimsnap/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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