Skillguard vs Agentguard

In-depth architectural comparison of the Skillguard and Agentguard 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 Skillguard when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Exposes a stdio MCP scan_skill tool, Checks SKILL.md files, hooks, and bundled scripts, Includes ten bundled security rule categories.

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Choose Agentguard when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: policy_preflight, tool_risk_score, approval_required.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Skillguard Security	Agentguard Security
Summary	Security scanner for third-party AI agent-skill files (SKILL.md, hooks, scripts) via MCP.	AgentGuard — 20-tool AI safety MCP: policy preflight, risk scoring, audit logging, rate limits.
Category & Scope	Security	Security
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": {
    "skillguard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "skillguard-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentguard-2": {
      "url": "https://feedoracle.io/guard/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

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