Google Search Console MCP vs Screaming Frog MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Google Search Console MCP and Screaming Frog MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Google Search Console MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: OAuth 2.0 (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: GSC_CLIENT_ID, GSC_CLIENT_SECRET, GSC_REFRESH_TOKEN.
• Primary tools included: gsc_sites, gsc_site_details, gsc_query.

Explore Google Search Console MCP Details

Choose Screaming Frog MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Marketing domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Paid Service).
• You have access to required keys: SF_CLI_PATH.
• Primary tools included: sf_check, crawl_site, crawl_status.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Google Search Console MCP acamolese Marketing	Screaming Frog MCP marykovziridze Marketing
Summary	Google Search Console MCP server: query performance data, inspect URLs, check indexing, and generate brandable HTML SEO audit reports with a 30/60/90-day roadmap. Read-only OAuth scope, installable via uvx mcp-google-search-console.	Screaming Frog SEO Spider headless crawls, data export, and technical SEO audit skill for Claude. 8 tools, cross-platform (Mac + Windows), includes a ready-to-use technical SEO scan skill.
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "acamolese-google-search-console-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-google-search-console"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GSC_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_GSC_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
        "GSC_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_GSC_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
        "GSC_REFRESH_TOKEN": "YOUR_GSC_REFRESH_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "marykovziridze-screaming-frog-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SF_CLI_PATH": "YOUR_SF_CLI_PATH_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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