BrowserAI Dev vs Getabrain MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the BrowserAI Dev and Getabrain MCP Server 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 BrowserAI Dev when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: LASTSEARCH_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: search, open, extract.

Explore BrowserAI Dev Details

Choose Getabrain MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: GETABRAIN_API_KEY, GETABRAIN_API_SECRET.
• Primary tools included: get_balance, create_topup_link, submit_query.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	BrowserAI Dev BrowseAI-HQ Research	Getabrain MCP Server Guitarmaniac24 Research
Summary	Evidence-backed web research for AI agents. Real-time search with cited claims, confidence scores, and compare mode (raw LLM vs evidence-backed). MCP server, REST API, and Python SDK.	Query real, quality-scored humans as an agent tool. GetABrain routes a question to paid human workers and returns schema-validated JSON — 16 response types (yes/no, ratings, rankings, A/B tests, sentiment, image/video/audio review, voice/video/photo capture). Fully programmatic signup with a $5 free trial credit, no card required. npx -y @getabrain/mcp-server.
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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": {
    "browseai-hq-browserai-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "lastsearch"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LASTSEARCH_API_KEY": "YOUR_LASTSEARCH_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "guitarmaniac24-getabrain-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@getabrain/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GETABRAIN_API_KEY": "YOUR_GETABRAIN_API_KEY_HERE",
        "GETABRAIN_API_SECRET": "YOUR_GETABRAIN_API_SECRET_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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