Field-by-field comparison
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| Evidence field | Fli - Flight Search MCP Server and LibraryMCP100 Selected | IDA Pro MCPMCP100 Selected |
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| Provenance | ||
| Provenance details | Community implementation github:punitarani · Publisher source ↗ | Community implementation github:mrexodia · Publisher source ↗ |
| Maintenance | ||
| Maintenance details | Repo: Jul 20, 2026 Package: Not documented | Repo: Aug 9, 2026 Package: Not documented |
| Popularity evidence | ||
| GitHub stars | 3,097 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z | 11,348 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z |
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| Client coverage details | Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio | Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio |
| Client coverage note | Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server. | |
| Access and data | ||
| Authentication | No MCP or Google API key or OAuth requirement is documented. The guide notes that some vendor fares may require a browser-minted session token. | No authentication mechanism is documented. Localhost defaults limit the transport scope but are not authentication. |
| Cost | No project or API price is documented. Provider, booking-vendor, client, and model charges remain separate or unknown. | No project price is documented. IDA Pro is a prerequisite; its licensing and pricing are separate. |
| Permissions | Searches Google Flights by route, dates, passengers, filters, and locale, and returns itineraries, fares, and airline, OTA, or direct booking links. No purchase action is documented. | Reads and analyzes local IDA databases and binaries. Documented tools can modify comments, assembly, names, types, functions, and bookmarks, control the debugger, and execute Python. |
| Data handling | Search parameters are sent to the publisher-described reverse-engineered Google Flights API. Results include itinerary, price, and booking-link data; storage, telemetry, and retention are not documented. | Processes local binaries, IDA databases, and debugger state. HTTP, SSE, and headless modes expose service endpoints. The reviewed sources do not document telemetry, retention, or external data handling. |
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| Risk context | The publisher describes a reverse-engineered API and vendor-fare limitations, so independently verify prices and availability before purchase. Keep configurable HTTP mode local because MCP authentication is not documented. | High-impact reverse-engineering access includes IDB mutation, binary patching, Python execution, and debugger control. Prefer the documented read-only profile where possible, keep endpoints local, and review binding, CORS, and authentication before any remote use. |
| Evidence date | ||
| Editorial review | 2026-08-11 | 2026-08-11 |
| Candidate evidence | 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z | 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z |
Popularity, maintenance, fit, permissions, and client support are independent evidence fields.
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