A side-by-side look at the Decodo MCP Server and ScrapingBot MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Decodo MCP Server for social media work as a local process; choose ScrapingBot for social media. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
SCRAPER_API_TOKEN, TOOLSETS.scrape_as_markdown, screenshot, map.SCRAPINGBOT_API_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S ScrapingBot | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 36/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | SCRAPER_API_TOKENTOOLSETS | SCRAPINGBOT_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 37 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 36 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Decodo MCP Server | View ScrapingBot |
scrape_as_markdownScrapes any target URL, expects a URL to be given via prompt. Returns results in Markdown.screenshotCaptures a screenshot of any webpage and returns it as a PNG image.mapLists the URLs on a website without fetching their content. API key only.crawl_startStarts crawling a website and returns the crawl id without waiting. API key only.crawl_statusReports a crawl's progress: pages discovered, completed and failed. API key only.crawl_resultsReturns crawled pages as Markdown, a few at a time with a cursor. API key only.crawl_cancelStops a running crawl; pages crawled so far stay readable. API key only.searchSearches the web and returns ranked results. API key only.google_searchScrapes Google Search for a given query, and returns parsed results.google_adsScrapes Google Ads search results.google_lensScrapes Google Lens image search results.google_ai_modeScrapes Google AI Mode (Search with AI) results.No 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": {
"mcp-server-64": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@decodo/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SCRAPER_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_SCRAPER_API_TOKEN_HERE",
"TOOLSETS": "YOUR_TOOLSETS_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for ScrapingBot yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.