MCP Gateway Scan vs Apktool MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Gateway Scan and Apktool 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 MCP Gateway Scan 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: Scores seven security and production-readiness dimensions, Checks RBAC, fail-closed behavior, supply chain, observability, cost, secrets, and operational read…, Provides CONNECT, REVIEW, or DO-NOT-CONNECT verdicts.

Explore MCP Gateway Scan Details

Choose Apktool MCP Server 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: PATH.
• Primary tools included: Decode APKs to smali and resources using Apk Tool, List and retrieve smali files and directories, Modify smali and resource files with AI assistance.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Gateway Scan willianpinho Security	Apktool MCP Server zinja-coder Security
Summary	Read-only static scanner for MCP / agent-gateway production-readiness. The scangateway tool scores a repo across 7 security dimensions (RBAC, fail-closed, supply chain, observability, cost, secrets, prod-readiness). Never executes code or prints secret values.	APKTool MCP Server is a MCP server for the Apk Tool to provide automation in reverse engineering of Android APKs.
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": {
    "willianpinho-mcp-gateway-scan": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-gateway-scan"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zinja-coder-apktool-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "httpx"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PATH": "YOUR_PATH_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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