Head to head
Local 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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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours MCP (80/100 against 68). Local is hosted and callable through the gateway; MCP runs on your own machine. Local has noticeably more public adoption.
| Local | MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | C68/100 | B80/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 55 | 6 |
| Downloads / week | 2.0k | 36 |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | 3 |
| Write actions | — | 1 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-08-27 |
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