A side-by-side look at the Gatana and Apifable MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Gatana for developer tools work; choose Apifable for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
get_spec_info, list_endpoints_by_tag, search_endpoints.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | G Gatana | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 38/100 · Fair | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 10 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 7 |
| Full listing | View Gatana | View Apifable |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
get_spec_infoReturns the API title, version, description, servers, and all tags with their endpoint counts. Start here to understand the shape of an unfamiliar spec.list_endpoints_by_tag**Inputs:**search_endpoints**Inputs:**get_endpoint**Inputs (choose one):**search_schemas**Inputs:**get_schema**Inputs:**get_types**Inputs (choose one mode):**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 Gatana yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ycs77-apifable": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"apifable@latest"
]
}
}
}