Weixin Articles MCP vs Substack MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Weixin Articles MCP and Substack MCP 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 Weixin Articles MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Returns article body as Markdown, Embeds PNG/JPG images as MCP image blocks, Extracts eight keyframes from supported videos.

Explore Weixin Articles MCP Details

Choose Substack MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: SUBSTACK_PUBLICATION_URL, SUBSTACK_SESSION_TOKEN, SUBSTACK_USER_ID, SUBSTACK_MCP_HOME.
• Primary tools included: .

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Weixin Articles MCP jj-cheng25 Social Media	Substack MCP conorbronsdon Social Media
Summary	Read WeChat (微信) Official Account articles with native multimodal output — body, images, and video keyframes as MCP content blocks. Handles all three embed types: Tencent Video (yt-dlp keyframes), WeChat-native (mp4 keyframes), Channels/视频号 (metadata + cover via public API).	MCP server for Substack — read posts, manage drafts, publish Notes, get comments, and upload images. Safe by design: cannot publish or delete posts.
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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": {
    "jj-cheng25-weixin-articles-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "weixin-articles-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "conorbronsdon-substack-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@conorbronsdon/substack-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SUBSTACK_PUBLICATION_URL": "YOUR_SUBSTACK_PUBLICATION_URL_HERE",
        "SUBSTACK_SESSION_TOKEN": "YOUR_SUBSTACK_SESSION_TOKEN_HERE",
        "SUBSTACK_USER_ID": "YOUR_SUBSTACK_USER_ID_HERE",
        "SUBSTACK_MCP_HOME": "YOUR_SUBSTACK_MCP_HOME_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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