Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison
Tldraw vs Ukhsa
In-depth architectural comparison of the Tldraw and Ukhsa 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Tldraw
Developer Tools · Local stdio
Quality: 52/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Ukhsa
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Tldraw if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a local process. Choose Ukhsa if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's
mcpServers manifest.Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
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Choose Tldraw 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).
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Choose Ukhsa 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).
- Primary tools included: navigate, list_metrics, get_metric_data.
Feature & Specification Comparison
Tools & Capabilities Breakdown
Tldraw Tools (0)
No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.
Ukhsa Tools (3)
navigate
Walk the UKHSA surveillance hierarchy one level at a time to discover valid values. Pass the levels you already know (in order: theme, sub_theme, topic, geography_type, geography) and you get back the list of options for the NEXT level. With no args it lists themes (e.g. infectious_disease, immunis…
list_metrics
Shortcut to list all available metric names for a fully-specified location — supply all five levels (theme, sub_theme, topic, geography_type, geography) at once rather than calling navigate iteratively. Returns metric names like "COVID-19_cases_casesByDay" ready to pass to get_metric_data.(theme, s…
get_metric_data
Pull the time series for one fully-specified UKHSA metric. Requires all six levels (theme, sub_theme, topic, geography_type, geography, metric). Returns paginated observations {count, next, previous, results[]} where each result has date, metric_value, year, month, epiweek, sex, age, stratum, geogr…
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).
Tldraw Configuration
Ukhsa Configuration