Starling Bank vs AgentPhone

In-depth architectural comparison of the Starling Bank and AgentPhone 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 Starling Bank 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 AgentPhone 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	Starling Bank Developer Tools	AgentPhone Developer Tools
Summary	Allow AI systems to view and control your Starling Bank account via MCP.	Give AI agents real phone numbers, messages, and voice calls via MCP.
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": {
    "starling-bank": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "starling-bank-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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