Apify MCP Server vs ReadGZH

In-depth architectural comparison of the Apify MCP Server and ReadGZH 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 Apify MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: title, readOnlyHint, true.

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Choose ReadGZH 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: readgzh.read, readgzh.search, readgzh.list.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Apify MCP Server Search & Data Extraction	R ReadGZH Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Extract data from any website with thousands of scrapers, crawlers, and automations on Apify Store ⚡	Read WeChat public account articles via MCP. 99.89% anti-scraping success, 50-87% token compression.
Category & Scope	Search & Data Extraction	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": {
    "apify-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apify/actors-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readgzh": {
      "url": "https://img.shields.io/badge/License-AGPL_v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0"
    }
  }
}

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