Social Data MCP vs TweetAPI MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Social Data MCP and TweetAPI MCP 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?

Choose Social Data MCP 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).

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Choose TweetAPI MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Social Data MCP Social Media	T TweetAPI MCP Social Media
Summary	X/Twitter, YouTube and TikTok data tools in one stdio MCP server (Apify-hosted). Pay per result.	Read-only public Twitter data and TweetAPI docs for AI agents. Not affiliated with X Corp.
Category & Scope	Social Media	Social Media
Quality signal

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": {
    "social-data-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "social-data-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tweetapi-mcp": {
      "url": "https://tweetapi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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