A side-by-side look at the BuzzSearch and TikTok Scraper MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose BuzzSearch for social media work over a hosted endpoint; choose TikTok Scraper for social media. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
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Choose BuzzSearch when
You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
TikTok Scraper tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
No confirmed install command for TikTok Scraper yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
BuzzSearch is categorized under Social Media and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. TikTok Scraper belongs to Social Media and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick BuzzSearch for social media work and TikTok Scraper for social media.
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. TikTok Scraper has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
BuzzSearch has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. TikTok Scraper has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 buzzsearch and tiktok-scraper as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, BuzzSearch has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. TikTok Scraper has 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.