# ExcaliClaw vs Mural MCP (slim)

> ExcaliClaw scores 51.4 (D) to Mural MCP's 41.9 (E) for diagram creation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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ExcaliClaw scores 51.4 (D) on agent readiness against Mural MCP's 41.9 (E), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Mural MCP leads on security & auth, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do diagram creation.

- ExcaliClaw: D 51.4, rank #804 of 1084 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/excaliclaw.min.md
- Mural MCP: E 41.9, rank #978 of 1084 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mural-mcp.min.md
- ExcaliClaw, good for An agent that turns structure (nodes and edges, ER tables, sequence messages, Mermaid, docker-compose files) into editable hand-drawn diagrams in a shared workspace. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 35; Schema & documentation, 62 against 30; Agent ergonomics, 55 against 26; Payments & pricing, 30 against 10.
- Mural MCP, good for Teams already on paid Mural who want an assistant to build workshop boards, flowcharts and sticky-note syntheses on a shared canvas while a person watches. Ahead on Security & auth, 72 against 40; Maintenance & community, 75 against 54; Transparency & trust, 61 against 45.

| Category | ExcaliClaw | Mural MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 62 | 30 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 55 | 26 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 40 | 72 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 54 | 75 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 45 | 61 |

| Fact (where they differ) | ExcaliClaw | Mural MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | ExcaliClaw | Tactivos, Inc. (d/b/a Mural) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://excaliclaw.com/mcp` | `https://mcp-canvas.mural.co/mcp` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | The hosted service, its API and its MCP server are closed, under ExcaliClaw's terms of service. The web client is published as LGPL-3.0, as a modified version of ExcaliDash | Proprietary hosted service under Mural's Terms of Service. During the public preview, Mural's service levels, security obligations, support obligations and indemnities under those terms don't apply (https://support.mural.co/s/article/MCP-preview) |
| Tools exposed | 37 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `com.excaliclaw/excaliclaw` | `co.mural/mural` |
| Last release | 2026-10-03 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-07-01 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 0 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (1) |