Skill of Skills vs VMware VDI (Horizon)

In-depth architectural comparison of the Skill of Skills and VMware VDI (Horizon) 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 VMware VDI (Horizon) 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).

Explore VMware VDI (Horizon) Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Skill of Skills Developer Tools	V VMware VDI (Horizon) Developer Tools
Summary	Quality-ranked, cross-platform directory of AI coding skills, plugins and MCP servers.	VMware/Omnissa Horizon VDI ops: pools, sessions, machines, images — 27 MCP tools.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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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": {
    "vmware-vdi-horizon": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vmware-vdi-horizon"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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