Scope comparison

The comparison that matters for camt053 is between the surfaces of its own suite, which all call the same camt053.services facade. No competitor ranking or comparative performance claim is made.

Project	Reads camt.05x	Generates reversals	XSD validation	Interface	Other input
camt053	camt.052, .053, .054	Yes	Yes	Python, CLI, REST
camt053-mcp	Through the core	Through the core	Through the core	MCP tools for agents	MT940 and MT942 migration
camt053-lsp				LSP diagnostics in an editor	Reversing-entry data files
camt053-loader-mt940	Produces camt.053	Through the core		Python	SWIFT MT940
camt053-loader-mt942	Produces camt.052	Through the core		Python	SWIFT MT942
camt053-writer-xlsx	Reads parsed statements			Python	Writes .xlsx

Sources: each package’s pyproject.toml description and README, and camt053.suite. A blank cell means the package does not offer it.

Choose the core when you process statements in Python or a shell; add the MCP server when an agent does the work, a loader when the bank still sends MT940 or MT942, and the writer when someone needs a spreadsheet.