A side-by-side look at the AutomationNation data tools (via Apify) and Wellfound Jobs 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 Wellfound Jobs for search & data extraction over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
APIFY_TOKEN.search_flights, search_hotels, search_google.APIFY_API_TOKEN.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 | 40/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Not declared |
| Required env vars | APIFY_TOKEN | APIFY_API_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 19 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View AutomationNation data tools (via Apify) | View Wellfound Jobs |
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.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": {
"automationnation-data-tools-via-apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"github:retracn/automationnation-mcp"
],
"env": {
"APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"wellfound-jobs": {
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/wellfound-jobs-api"
}
}
}