Choose Between HTTP and stdio - Redop

Pick the transport based on how the MCP client will reach your server.

Use case	Best transport
Hosted network service	`http`
Local command launched by the client	`stdio`
Inspect with a URL at `/mcp`	`http`
Desktop or editor integration that launches a process	`stdio`

Choose HTTP when

you want a long-running Bun service
you need a URL clients can connect to
you want hosted or shared access to the same server

Choose stdio when

the client already knows how to launch a local command
you do not need a network port
you want the simplest local integration path

How Redop picks a default

If you call listen(3000) or pass a port in listen(...), Redop defaults to HTTP. If you omit the port entirely, Redop defaults to stdio unless you set transport explicitly.