Brightdata MCP vs Matricula Church Books
A side-by-side look at the Brightdata MCP and Matricula Church Books 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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Matricula Church BooksDeveloper Tools · Local subprocess (stdio)Find parishes and registers on Matricula, the church-book portal; open any page in its viewer.53GoodAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Brightdata MCP for developer tools work as a local process; choose Matricula Church Books for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Brightdata MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
API_TOKEN. - You want tools like
search_engine, scrape_as_markdown, search_engine_batch.
MChoose Matricula Church Books when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
matricula_sections, matricula_parishes, matricula_search.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | M Matricula Church Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 71/100 · Great | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | API_TOKEN | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2,661 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 11 | 7 |
| Full listing | View Brightdata MCP | View Matricula Church Books |
Tools & capabilities
Brightdata MCP tools 11
search_engineScrape search results from Google, Bing or Yandex. Returns SERP results in JSON or Markdown (URL, title, description),Ideal forgathering current information, news, and detailed search results.scrape_as_markdownScrape a single webpage URL with advanced options for content extraction and get back the results in MarkDown language. This tool can unlock any webpage even if it uses bot detection or CAPTCHA.search_engine_batchRun multiple search queries simultaneously. Returns JSON for Google, Markdown for Bing/Yandex.scrape_batchScrape multiple webpages URLs with advanced options for content extraction and get back the results in MarkDown language. This tool can unlock any webpage even if it uses bot detection or CAPTCHA.discoverSearch the web and rank results by AI-driven relevance. Returns scored results with title, description, and URL. Supports intent-based ranking, geo-targeting, date filtering, and keyword filtering.search_scrapersFind a Bright Data pre-built scraper (Web Scraper API, 1,200+ sites) for a site or data type, e.g. "amazon reviews" or "linkedin.com". Returns dataset_id, name, domain and collection_methods. Next: call get_scraper_details with a dataset_id and one method.get_scraper_detailsShow the scraper description, input fields, example input and main output fields for one method. Call before run_scraper and build the input from sample_input or input_fields. Records may contain more fields than output_fields lists.run_scraperRun a scraper method. input is a list of objects shaped like sample_input from get_scraper_details, one per URL or query. collect_by_url returns one record per input; discover_by_* methods return up to limit_per_input records per input, and every record is billed. Waits up to 45 seconds; if still running it returns snapshot_id with status "running": then poll get_scraper_progress and call get_scraper_results when ready. Records with an "error" field explain failed inputs.get_scraper_progressStatus of a run: starting, running, ready, failed or canceled.get_scraper_resultsRecords of a finished run. Returns status "running" if not ready yet.refresh_scrapersReload the scraper list now instead of waiting for the daily refresh.
Matricula Church Books tools 7
matricula_sectionsThe countries and, in each, its sections (dioceses and archives), with Matricula's parish counts.matricula_parishesThe parishes of one section, filtered by name, with coordinates, and the section's own note (often the archive's address).matricula_searchMatricula's place search: parishes whose names or descriptions name a place, with the snippet that shows where. Optionally limited to a section or to registers in a span of years.matricula_registersA parish's registers: signature, the archive's own type (Taufen, Trauungen, Sterben, Index - ...), a kind (baptisms, marriages, burials, ...), dates, contents notes, where the original is held, and each register's key.matricula_registerOne register: its description and citation, and every page's position, label and viewer link, with paging and a label filter.matricula_page_imageOff unless the operator has turned image access on. While off, it answers `images_not_enabled` with the page's viewer link, label and citation. When on, it saves one page as a new `.jpg` with its citation.cache_statusThis session's requests, the pacing, cache use, and whether image access is on. Makes no request.
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.
Brightdata MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"brightdata-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@brightdata/mcp"
],
"env": {
"API_TOKEN": "YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Matricula Church Books
{
"mcpServers": {
"matricula-church-books": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"matricula-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Brightdata MCP is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Matricula Church Books belongs to Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Brightdata MCP for developer tools work and Matricula Church Books 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.
Brightdata MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Matricula Church Books 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 brightdata-mcp and matricula-church-books as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Brightdata MCP has a quality signal of 71/100 (Great) with 2 views, 0 installs and 2,661 GitHub stars. Matricula Church Books has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.
