ThirdMade Shelf vs Databroker

In-depth architectural comparison of the ThirdMade Shelf and Databroker 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 ThirdMade Shelf when:

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

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Choose Databroker when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech 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	T ThirdMade Shelf Finance & Fintech	Databroker Finance & Fintech
Summary	26 pay-per-call tools for agents: scrape, verify, guards, crypto. x402 USDC on Base.	Pay-per-call UK MOT history, reliability analytics and identifier utilities. x402 USDC on Base.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech
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": {
    "thirdmade-shelf": {
      "url": "https://thirdmade.net"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "databroker": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mossforge/databroker-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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