Contrastapi vs MCP Maigret

In-depth architectural comparison of the Contrastapi and MCP Maigret 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 Contrastapi 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: 55 MCP security tools and 7 resources covering vulnerabilities, threat intel, and OSINT, Authoritative data sources including NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATLAS & D3FEND, Typed Python and Node SDKs with full API coverage and typed exceptions.

Explore Contrastapi Details

Choose MCP Maigret 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).
• You have access to required keys: MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR.
• Primary tools included: search_username, username, format.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Contrastapi UPinar Security	MCP Maigret BurtTheCoder Security
Summary	Security intelligence API with 31 MCP tools for CVE/EPSS/KEV lookup, domain recon (DNS/WHOIS/SSL/subdomains/CT logs), IOC/threat intel, OSINT (email/phone/username), and code security scanning (secrets, injection). Free 100 req/hr.	MCP server for maigret, a powerful OSINT tool that collects user account information from various public sources. This server provides tools for searching usernames across social networks and analyzing URLs.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "upinar-contrastapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.contrastcyber.com/mcp/"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "burtthecoder-mcp-maigret": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR": "YOUR_MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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