CrawlEyes MCP Server vs WebLens

In-depth architectural comparison of the CrawlEyes MCP Server and WebLens 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 CrawlEyes MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose WebLens when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	CrawlEyes MCP Server Search & Data Extraction	WebLens Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Web scraping & search for AI agents: extract, SearXNG/Tavily search, rerank. No API key needed.	Scrape, crawl, map and extract the web. Pay per call in USDC, no account or API key.
Category & Scope	Search & Data Extraction	Search & Data Extraction

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": {
    "crawleyes-mcp-server": {
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8765/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "weblens": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@weblens/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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