A side-by-side look at the Markcrawl and Skim402 MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Markcrawl for search & data extraction work; choose Skim402 for search & data extraction as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
SKIM_API_KEY, SKIM_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Required env vars | None listed | SKIM_API_KEYSKIM_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 3 |
| Directory activity | 6 views 0 installs 1 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Markcrawl | View Skim402 |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
No confirmed install command for Markcrawl yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"jessiejanie-skim402": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"skim-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SKIM_API_KEY": "YOUR_SKIM_API_KEY_HERE",
"SKIM_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY": "YOUR_SKIM_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}