Mastodon vs X Twitter Scraper

In-depth architectural comparison of the Mastodon and X Twitter Scraper 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?

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Choose Mastodon 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: search, get_trending, get_account.

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Choose X Twitter Scraper when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Paid Service).
• You have access to required keys: XQUIK_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: Hosted StreamableHTTP MCP endpoint, 121 X data and action endpoints, Tweet, profile, follower, and reply search.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	M Mastodon Social Media	X Twitter Scraper Xquik-dev Social Media
Summary	Mastodon MCP — public Mastodon data via mastodon.social (no auth required)	Remote X (Twitter) MCP server with 121 endpoints via 2 tools. Post tweets, reply, like, retweet, follow, DM, search, extract data, run giveaways, and monitor accounts. StreamableHTTP at xquik.com/mcp with API key auth.
Category & Scope	Social Media

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": {
    "mastodon": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mastodon"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xquik-dev-x-twitter-scraper": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": [
        "skills@1.5.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "XQUIK_API_KEY": "YOUR_XQUIK_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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