BlogTransportsPosts tagged Transports.1 postsSearch postsSearchAllNotesChecklistGuideMCPMigrationRankingRegistryRemote serversSecurityServer developmentSmitheryStatisticsSyncTool descriptionsTransportsTroubleshootingNov 1, 2026NotesRemote vs local MCP servers: which should you run?Local servers run on your machine with your permissions. Remote servers run on someone else's. Neither is safer by default. Here is how to choose, what clients support, and how 47,703 listings split between the two.9 min readRead post