The Metis Fca Handbook AI Harness MCP vs MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the The Metis Fca Handbook AI Harness MCP and MCP Server 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 The Metis Fca Handbook AI Harness MCP 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: evaluate_fca_handbook_applicability.

Explore The Metis Fca Handbook AI Harness MCP Details

Choose MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: RAD_MCP_TOKEN.
• Primary tools included: list_containers, get_container_details, list_clusters.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	The Metis Fca Handbook AI Harness MCP Security	MCP Server rad-security Security
Summary	MCP server for FCA Handbook compliance analysis with verbatim citations.	MCP server for RAD Security, providing AI-powered security insights for Kubernetes and cloud environments. This server provides tools for querying the Rad Security API and retrieving security findings, reports, runtime data and many more.
Category & Scope	Security

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": {
    "the-metis-fca-handbook-ai-harness-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "fca-handbook-harness-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rad-security-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@rad-security/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RAD_MCP_TOKEN": "YOUR_RAD_MCP_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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