Treating them identically can either overcomplicate local tools or under-secure shared services.
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Local vs Remote MCP
Local stdio MCP and remote network MCP have different trust, deployment and credential models.
Developer-local read-only tooling uses stdio while enterprise shared tools use authenticated remote transport.
Which capabilities require central control versus local developer ownership?
REMEMBERTransport choice changes the security and operations model.
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