SkillFM Beacon vs Sanction

In-depth architectural comparison of the SkillFM Beacon and Sanction 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 SkillFM Beacon when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Sanction when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech 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	SkillFM Beacon Finance & Fintech	Sanction Finance & Fintech
Summary	AI health, token usage, LLM cost optimization, BYOK vault, and cleanup audits for MCP agents.	Spend authorization, token budgets, and an encrypted credential vault for AI agents.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech
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": {
    "skillfm-beacon": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@skillfm/mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sanction": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "sanction-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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