Head to head
b/cited vs MCP
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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AEO tools: scan any URL for AI-citation readiness, read the public leaderboard and citation panel.
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Security tools for your AI: scan, pentest, check headers, guard code and scan repos for secrets.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours MCP (86/100 against 76). b/cited is hosted and callable through the gateway; MCP runs on your own machine. MCP has noticeably more public adoption.
| b/cited | MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B76/100 | A86/100 |
| Adoption | New | Growing |
| GitHub stars | – | 1 |
| Downloads / week | – | 778 |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 6 | — |
| Write actions | 1 | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | — | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | — | 2026-09-11 |
| Category | Security | Security |