Cloudwright vs Radar

A side-by-side comparison of two DevOps & Cloud servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Cloudwright Describe a cloud architecture in English; get Terraform, cost estimates, and compliance checks across AWS/GCP/Azure. Unverified stdio (local) API key Python	Radar Built-in MCP server for the open-source Kubernetes UI — lets AI assistants query and operate your cluster. Unverified HTTP (remote) No auth Go
Category	DevOps & Cloud	DevOps & Cloud
Language	Python	Go
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	API key	None
GitHub stars	31	2.4k
Last commit	11 days ago	9 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`pip install cloudwright-ai-mcp`	`curl -fsSL https://get.radarhq.io \| sh`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Cloudwright if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Pick Radar if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add Cloudwright

Install / run

pip install cloudwright-ai-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudwright": {
      "command": "cloudwright",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Radar

Install / run

curl -fsSL https://get.radarhq.io | sh

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "radar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://localhost:9280/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

FAQ

Cloudwright or Radar — which is better?

Pick Cloudwright if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine. Pick Radar if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Cloudwright and Radar?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Cloudwright and Radar work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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