Story Mapper vs Aha.io

In-depth architectural comparison of the Story Mapper and Aha.io 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 Story Mapper when:

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

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Choose Aha.io when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Product Management 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	Story Mapper Product Management	Aha.io Product Management
Summary	User story map + kanban with a live browser UI; AI agents and humans plan the same backlog via MCP.	Search, read and update Aha.io ideas, features, epics, releases, goals and comments
Category & Scope	Product Management	Product Management
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": {
    "story-mapper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "story-mapper"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aha-io": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "without"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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