Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison
Proxy4agents MCP vs Markdown Formatter
In-depth architectural comparison of the Proxy4agents MCP and Markdown Formatter 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Proxy4agents MCP
Developer Tools · Local stdio
Quality: 52/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Markdown Formatter
Developer Tools · Local stdio
Quality: 43/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Proxy4agents MCP if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a local process. Choose Markdown Formatter if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's
mcpServers manifest.Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose Proxy4agents MCP when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
- Primary tools included: novada_proxy_fetch, novada_proxy_batch_fetch, novada_proxy_extract.
Choose Markdown Formatter when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
- Primary tools included: Convert Markdown to office, web, data, and markup formats, Batch-convert multiple documents and formats, Repair and lint Markdown syntax.
Feature & Specification Comparison
Tools & Capabilities Breakdown
Proxy4agents MCP Tools (9)
novada_proxy_fetch
Fetch any URL through a residential proxy. Returns structured JSON with content, status code, and metadata. Auto-retry on network errors. Caches repeated calls (default 300s TTL — `meta.cache_hit: true` means no proxy credit used).
novada_proxy_batch_fetch
Fetch 2–20 URLs concurrently through residential proxy. Up to 5x faster than sequential fetches. Per-URL errors are captured individually — the batch itself succeeds even if some URLs fail. Reuses response cache for URLs already fetched.
novada_proxy_extract
Extract structured fields from any URL using heuristic pattern matching (meta tags, Open Graph, JSON-LD, Schema.org). Lightweight — no LLM needed. Set `render_fallback: true` to automatically retry via real Chromium if the proxy fetch fails.
novada_proxy_map
Crawl a URL and return all internal links as a structured JSON array. Use as the discovery step before `novada_proxy_batch_fetch` to crawl an entire site without guessing URLs.
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).
Proxy4agents MCP Configuration
Markdown Formatter Configuration
Frequently Asked Questions
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