PyScrappy vs Webclaw
A side-by-side look at the PyScrappy and Webclaw MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose PyScrappy for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Webclaw for search & data extraction as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose PyScrappy when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Webclaw when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
scrape, select, screenshot.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 69/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 263 | 2,387 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 13 views 2 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 12 |
| Full listing | View PyScrappy | View Webclaw |
Tools & capabilities
PyScrappy tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Webclaw tools 12
scrapeExtract one URL as markdown, text, JSON, LLM format, or HTMLselectPick values or records from a page with CSS selectors or XPath, its data tables, elements found by text, or every element like an example, as JSONscreenshotCapture a page's viewport or the whole page as PNG or JPEG, print it to PDF, or save it as one MHTML filecrawlFollow same-origin links and extract discovered pages, most relevant first with a `querymapDiscover URLs from sitemaps, a short crawl and the Common Crawl index without extracting every pagebatchScrape multiple URLs in parallelextractConvert page content into structured datasummarizeSummarize a pagediffCompare page content snapshotsbrandExtract colors, fonts, logos, and metadatasearchSearch the web and scrape resultsresearchMulti-source research workflow
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
PyScrappy
{
"mcpServers": {
"pyscrappy": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"pyscrappy"
]
}
}
}
Webclaw
{
"mcpServers": {
"0xmassi-webclaw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"create-webclaw"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
PyScrappy is categorized under Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. Webclaw belongs to Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick PyScrappy for search & data extraction work and Webclaw for search & data extraction.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
PyScrappy has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Webclaw is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add pyscrappy and 0xmassi-webclaw as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, PyScrappy has a quality signal of 47/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 263 GitHub stars. Webclaw has 69/100 (Great) with 13 views, 2 installs and 2,387 GitHub stars.