In-depth architectural comparison of the Valet Parking Directory 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Valet Parking Directory
Security · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 47/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
MCP Server
Security · Local stdio
Quality: 65/100 (Great) | Auth: API Key required
Verdict Summary: Choose Valet Parking Directory if you need specialized Security tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose MCP Server if your workspace requires Security integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose Valet Parking Directory when:
You need dedicated capabilities in the Security domain.
You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
MCP server for valet parking: 789 US operators across 31,186 cities. 7 tools. No auth.
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.
List the 9 canonical valet service slugs with display name and category. Use this when an agent needs to validate or discover the supported service taxonomy before composing a follow-up search. Returns the in-bundle catalog; no upstream call; no isError path.
valet_get_operator
Get the full operator profile by slug including address, phone, website, services, venues_served, FAQs, and tipping note. Use this when an agent has a slug from a search tool or directory URL and needs the complete profile to rank or present. Returns isError on slug 404 or upstream outage.
valet_search_cities
Search the cities directory by name prefix with population-ranked results. Use this when an agent needs to resolve a partial city name into a canonical city slug plus state slug plus lat/lng before composing valet_find_operators_in_city or valet_find_operators_near. Empty array if no matches.
valet_find_operators_in_city
List valet operators serving a city slug plus state slug, optionally narrowed by service. Use this when an agent has a city already disambiguated and wants its operator roster ranked premium tier first then name. Empty array if no listed operators.
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).
Valet Parking Directory is categorized under Security and uses a remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. In contrast, MCP Server belongs to Security using local stdio subprocess. Select Valet Parking Directory when you need capabilities focused on security and MCP Server when you require tools for security.
Search valet operators by service slug plus city slug across all matching states. Use this when an agent has both a service slug and a city slug and wants a cross-state tier-then-name ranked list. Invalid service slugs surface the 9 canonical alternatives.
valet_find_nearest_operators
List nearest valet operators within a 100-mile cap of a coordinate, optionally narrowed by service. Use this when a user is in a city with no listed operators and you need the closest available fallback ranked nearest-first. Empty array if nothing within 100 miles.
valet_find_operators_near
Find valet operators within a given radius of a coordinate, ranked premium tier first then distance. Use this when you have a coordinate and an event-context radius (5mi single venue, 25mi metro, 50mi regional). radius_miles is required; empty array if no matches.
MCP Server Tools (54)
list_containers
List containers secured by RAD Security with optional filtering by image name, image digest, namespace, cluster_id, or free text search
get_container_details
Get detailed information about a container secured by RAD Security
list_clusters
List Kubernetes clusters managed by RAD Security
get_cluster_details
Get detailed information about a specific Kubernetes cluster managed by RAD Security
who_shelled_into_pod
Get k8s audit logs with information about users who shelled into a pod
list_images
List container images with optional filtering by page, page size, sort, and search query
list_image_vulnerabilities
List vulnerabilities in a container image with optional filtering by severity
get_top_vulnerable_images
Get the most vulnerable images from your account
get_image_sbom
Get the SBOM of a container image
ignore_cve
Ignore a CVE for this account so it no longer appears in vulnerability reporting. Use for confirmed false positives, accepted risks, or won't-fix decisions. Do NOT use for remediated CVEs — those drop off automatically on the next scan.
unignore_cve
Remove an account-wide CVE disposition, restoring the CVE to vulnerability reporting.
list_cve_dispositions
List active CVE dispositions (ignored / false positive) for this account, with reason and author.