A side-by-side look at the DoableClaw Research and Octagon Deep Research MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose DoableClaw Research for research work over a hosted endpoint; choose Octagon Deep Research MCP for research as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
DOABLECLAW_MCP_TOKEN.deck, identity, market.OCTAGON_API_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Research | Research |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 44/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Freemium |
| Required env vars | DOABLECLAW_MCP_TOKEN | OCTAGON_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 93 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 13 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View DoableClaw Research | View Octagon Deep Research MCP |
deck1identity2market3brand_signal3market_structure3technology4product4people4financial5customer_voice5global_benchmark6competitive18No 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": {
"doableclaw-research": {
"url": "https://ikshan-be-prod-6gbup6suoq-el.a.run.app/mcp/research-v4"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"octagonai-octagon-deep-research-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"octagon-deep-research-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OCTAGON_API_KEY": "YOUR_OCTAGON_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}