A side-by-side look at the Brightdata MCP and Scrupp MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Brightdata MCP for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Scrupp for search & data extraction as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
API_TOKEN.GROUPS, TOOLS, search_engine.SCRUPP_API_KEY, SCRUPP_WAIT_SECONDS, PORT, MCP_PUBLIC_URL, SCRUPP_AUTH_SERVER_URL, SCRUPP_API_URL.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 68/100 · Great | 39/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Freemium | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | API_TOKEN | SCRUPP_API_KEYSCRUPP_WAIT_SECONDSPORTMCP_PUBLIC_URLSCRUPP_AUTH_SERVER_URLSCRUPP_API_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2,671 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 8 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Brightdata MCP | View Scrupp |
GROUPSTOOLSsearch_enginesearch_engine_batchscrape_as_markdownscrape_batchdiscovercustomNo 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": {
"luminati-io-brightdata-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@brightdata/mcp"
],
"env": {
"API_TOKEN": "YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"scrupp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scrupp-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SCRUPP_API_KEY": "YOUR_SCRUPP_API_KEY_HERE",
"SCRUPP_WAIT_SECONDS": "YOUR_SCRUPP_WAIT_SECONDS_HERE",
"PORT": "YOUR_PORT_HERE",
"MCP_PUBLIC_URL": "YOUR_MCP_PUBLIC_URL_HERE",
"SCRUPP_AUTH_SERVER_URL": "YOUR_SCRUPP_AUTH_SERVER_URL_HERE",
"SCRUPP_API_URL": "YOUR_SCRUPP_API_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
