Skill of Skills vs Tendem MCP server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Skill of Skills and Tendem MCP server 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 Skill of Skills 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 Tendem MCP server 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	Skill of Skills Developer Tools	Tendem MCP server Developer Tools
Summary	Quality-ranked, cross-platform directory of AI coding skills, plugins and MCP servers.	Delegate tasks to vetted human experts - research, writing, analysis, and data work.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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-of-skills": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "skills"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tendem-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.tendem.ai/mcp",
        "--transport",
        "http-only",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: ApiKey <your-tendem-api-key>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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