| Transport | Endpoint shape | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| stdio | Client launches netskope-mcp locally |
Claude Desktop, Claude Code, local-first IDEs |
| Streamable HTTP | Client connects to /mcp |
Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, self-hosted deployments |
| Docker HTTP | Container exposes /mcp and /healthz |
Teams running a controlled internal endpoint |
Prefer stdio when the client expects local subprocess MCP servers. Prefer HTTP when the client supports remote MCP endpoints and you want one shared deployment.