Stipple — Reference Verification vs Trust Oracle

In-depth architectural comparison of the Stipple — Reference Verification and Trust Oracle 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?

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Choose Stipple — Reference Verification when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Stipple — Reference Verification Details

Choose Trust Oracle 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 Trust Oracle Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	S Stipple — Reference Verification Developer Tools	Trust Oracle Developer Tools
Summary	Fact-check citations: resolve, match, support claims. Arithmetic rechecked. Free to start.	Independent A-F trust grade for any MCP server, watched for drift. Free, never for sale.
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": {
    "stipple-reference-verification": {
      "url": "https://www.stipple.sh/fact-check"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trust-oracle": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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