A side-by-side look at the Webfetch and Openwebninja MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Webfetch for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Openwebninja MCP for search & data extraction as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY, OPENWEBNINJA_BASE_URL.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEYOPENWEBNINJA_BASE_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 36 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Webfetch | View Openwebninja MCP |
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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ashlrai-webfetch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"getwebfetch-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"openwebninja-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@openwebninja/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENWEBNINJA_API_KEY_HERE",
"OPENWEBNINJA_BASE_URL": "YOUR_OPENWEBNINJA_BASE_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
