A side-by-side look at the AutomationNation data tools (via Apify) and Scavio MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose AutomationNation data tools (via Apify) for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Scavio MCP for search & data extraction as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
APIFY_TOKEN.search_flights, search_hotels, search_google.SCAVIO_API_KEY.extract_url, search_google, google_ai_mode.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | A AutomationNation data tools (via Apify) | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 63/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Freemium |
| Required env vars | APIFY_TOKEN | SCAVIO_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 8 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 19 | 80 |
| Full listing | View AutomationNation data tools (via Apify) | View Scavio MCP |
search_flightsSearch Google Flights for one route and date.search_hotelsSearch Google Hotels for a city, neighbourhood or landmark.search_googleSearch Google and get the web results in Google's order: title, URL, site and snippet for each.search_google_shoppingSearch Google Shopping for a product in any country.get_youtube_transcriptsGet the transcript (captions) of YouTube videos, with title, channel, duration, caption language and word count, and optional timestamps.search_google_newsSearch Google News for a topic, company or person.search_google_imagesSearch Google Images.search_google_videosSearch Google's video results across YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo, news sites and more.search_jobsSearch Google Jobs, which aggregates listings from LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, company career sites and more, in 26 countries.get_google_trendsGoogle Trends for up to 5 keywords: interest over time (0–100), average, latest and peak interest, trend direction and change, top regions, and top and rising related searches with "Breakout" flags.get_trending_searchesWhat's trending on Google right now in a country, like trends.google.com/trending: each trending search with its search volume, increase, start time, whether it is still active, related searches and optional news articles.find_local_businessesFind local businesses on Google Maps in any country, as sales leads.extract_urlRead any web page and return it as clean Markdown, plain text, or raw HTMLsearch_googleWeb search (v2) with organic results, ads, and AI Overviewgoogle_ai_modeAI Mode conversational answer with cited sourcesgoogle_maps_searchSearch Google Maps for local businessesgoogle_maps_placePlace details: address, phone, hours, ratinggoogle_maps_reviewsReviews for a place with paginationgoogle_shoppingProduct listings with price, store, and ratinggoogle_shopping_productProduct detail and sellersgoogle_shopping_storesMore sellers for a product (pagination)google_flightsFlight itineraries with prices and stopsgoogle_hotelsHotel search with prices and ratingsgoogle_hotels_detailHotel property detailsPaste 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": {
"automationnation-data-tools-via-apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"github:retracn/automationnation-mcp"
],
"env": {
"APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"scavio-ai-scavio-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@scavio/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SCAVIO_API_KEY": "YOUR_SCAVIO_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}