Nyt vs Tat MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Nyt and Tat MCP Server 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 Nyt when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: NYTIMES_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: search_articles.

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Choose Tat MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_latest_articles, search_articles, get_section_articles.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Nyt angheljf Search & Data Extraction	Tat MCP Server theagenttimes Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Search articles using the NYTimes API	Query articles, verified statistics, wire feed, and social tools from The Agent Times, the AI-native newspaper covering the agent economy. 13 tools including search, comments, citations, and agent leaderboards. No API key required.
Category & Scope	Search & Data Extraction

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": {
    "angheljf-nyt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "angheljf-nyt"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NYTIMES_API_KEY": "YOUR_NYTIMES_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "theagenttimes-tat-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.theagenttimes.com/sse"
    }
  }
}

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