ActableSite AI Crawler Monitor vs Spanlens
A side-by-side look at the ActableSite AI Crawler Monitor and Spanlens MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose ActableSite AI Crawler Monitor for monitoring work over a hosted endpoint; choose Spanlens for monitoring as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose ActableSite AI Crawler Monitor when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
audit_public_website, check_ai_crawler_policy, get_crawler_watch_offer.
Choose Spanlens when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
SPANLENS_API_KEY.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | SPANLENS_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 13 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View ActableSite AI Crawler Monitor | View Spanlens |
Tools & capabilities
ActableSite AI Crawler Monitor tools 5
audit_public_websiteRun ActableSite's free three-signal readiness scan for a public website. Returns observable evidence for business identity, semantic reading path, and explicit action path. This does not guarantee AI crawling, indexing, citation, ranking, recommendation, traffic, or revenue.check_ai_crawler_policyCheck the homepage robots.txt rule for eight named OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, and Google AI crawler tokens. The free result stays complete and includes a bounded optional handoff to exact monitoring terms. Results describe robots policy only and do not prove network access, authentic bot identity, crawling, indexing, citation, or ranking.get_crawler_watch_offerReturn the exact $9 monthly price, one-site scope, 15-minute check cadence, two-check confirmation, delivery and cancellation paths, and synthetic-check limitations. This tool is informational: present the offer and require explicit user confirmation before any separate checkout or purchase action.get_full_report_offerReturn the exact one-time price, deliverables, delivery path, checkout URL, support contact, and limitations for ActableSite's paid 15-check repair report. Present this information to the user and require explicit user confirmation before opening checkout or attempting any purchase.get_practice_radar_offerReturn the current Practice Radar weekly-edition receipt, public sample, exact $19 one-time and $39 monthly options, included fields, delivery and cancellation paths, and material NPI limitations. This tool is informational: it cannot open checkout or purchase. Present the offer and require explicit user confirmation before any separate checkout or purchase action.
Spanlens tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
ActableSite AI Crawler Monitor
{
"mcpServers": {
"actablesite-ai-crawler-monitor": {
"url": "https://actablesite.com/mcp/"
}
}
}
Spanlens
{
"mcpServers": {
"spanlens-spanlens-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@spanlens/cli"
],
"env": {
"SPANLENS_API_KEY": "YOUR_SPANLENS_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
ActableSite AI Crawler Monitor is categorized under Monitoring and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Spanlens belongs to Monitoring and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick ActableSite AI Crawler Monitor for monitoring work and Spanlens for monitoring.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
ActableSite AI Crawler Monitor has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Spanlens is listed as free. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add actablesite-ai-crawler-monitor and spanlens-spanlens-2 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, ActableSite AI Crawler Monitor has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Spanlens has 57/100 (Good) with 5 views, 0 installs and 13 GitHub stars.