Anymd vs Site
A side-by-side look at the Anymd and Site MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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SiteDeveloper ToolsCalibvo: the site's own MCP server — dataset; every answer cites the site.42FairAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Anymd for developer tools work as a local process; choose Site for developer tools. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Anymd when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
inspect, outline, read.
SChoose Site when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S Site | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 69/100 · Great | 42/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
Tools & capabilities
Anymd tools 4
inspectDocument and media evidence when Markdown is not enough. video_timeline (bounded scene/cue timeline) and render_frame (actual decoded frames), and cite_check (quote/location support, not semantic truth), are anymd Pro; PDF operations: inspect (page facts, metadata), render_page (PNG images), extract_regions (crop bounding boxes), ocr_pages / analyze_regions (configured OCR or vision provider), structure (JSON with document map, elements, geometry; profile quality|research adds trust and accessibility reports), compare (page-level diff of sources[0] vs sources[1]).outlineReturn a document heading tree with stable node ids, title paths, page/slide/chapter ranges and Markdown byte ranges. PDF bookmarks or detected headings, Word headings, PowerPoint slides, EPUB chapters and headings, HTML and Markdown. format json (default) or tree. Pass a node id to read to fetch that section.readRead any document as clean Markdown: PDF, Word (DOCX), PowerPoint (PPTX), Excel (XLSX/XLS/ODS), CSV, EPUB, HTML or a web URL, Markdown/text, images (metadata + OCR), audio/video (metadata, chapters, subtitles). Pages/slides/sheets carry <!-- page N --> style markers for citation. Long documents stop at max_tokens (default 20000) and end with a cursor to continue; choose pages with pages: "1-5,8". A directory returns its readable files.searchSearch documents for text: one file, many files, whole directories (recursive, .gitignore aware), or URLs, across every format read supports. Returns each hit as file + page/slide/sheet + a snippet with the match in bold. mode auto (default) finds the exact phrase and falls back to BM25-ranked passages when there is none; literal or ranked force one. Narrow directories with glob, e.g. "*.pdf".
Site 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.
Anymd
{
"mcpServers": {
"anymd": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sylphx/anymd"
]
}
}
}
Site
No confirmed install command for Site yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Anymd is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Site belongs to Developer Tools and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Anymd for developer tools work and Site for developer tools.
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. Site has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Anymd has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Site is listed as free. Auth: no auth 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 anymd and site-30 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Anymd has a quality signal of 69/100 (Great) with 2 views, 0 installs and 1,040 GitHub stars. Site has 42/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.