Synapbus vs Distillery

In-depth architectural comparison of the Synapbus and Distillery 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 Synapbus when:

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

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Choose Distillery when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication 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	Synapbus Communication	Distillery Communication
Summary	MCP-native agent-to-agent messaging hub with channels, DMs, and semantic search	Knowledge base for Claude Code with semantic search, feed intelligence, and teams
Category & Scope	Communication	Communication
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": {
    "synapbus": {
      "url": "http://localhost:11434"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "distillery": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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