Statbel Be vs Markdownify MCP
A side-by-side look at the Statbel Be and Markdownify MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Statbel Be for data science tools work as a local process; choose Markdownify MCP for data science tools. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Statbel Be when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Science Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
list_views, get_view, list_datasets.
Choose Markdownify MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Science Tools domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
MARKITDOWN_PATH, REPOMIX_PATH, MD_ALLOWED_PATHS, MD_SHARE_DIR. - You want tools like
youtube-to-markdown, pdf-to-markdown, bing-search-to-markdown.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Science Tools | Data Science Tools |
| Quality signal | 57/100 · Good | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | MARKITDOWN_PATHREPOMIX_PATHMD_ALLOWED_PATHSMD_SHARE_DIR |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 2,997 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | 10 |
| Full listing | View Statbel Be | View Markdownify MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Statbel Be tools 4
list_viewsBrowse/search Statbel (Statistics Belgium, be.STAT) saved statistical views. Each view is a pre-built table over a dataset and carries a single locale (nl/fr/de/en). Returns id, name, locale, dataSourceId and publish dates. Filter by case-insensitive substring of the view name (matches in any language).get_viewMetadata for one Statbel view by its id (a UUID, e.g. from list_views). Returns the view object: name, locale, dataSourceId (the underlying dataset), and publish/change dates. To get the dataset description in all available languages, pass the returned dataSourceId to get_dataset.list_datasetsBrowse/search Statbel datasets (be.STAT "datasources"). Each dataset has a `name` code (e.g. "IM_EAF_HOUSE_SALES_IDX"), a `descriptions` map with one entry per supported language (nl/fr/de/en), a category id, supportedLocales, and last-update timestamps. Filter by case-insensitive substring matched against the dataset code and all-language descriptions.get_datasetMultilingual metadata for one Statbel dataset by its id (a UUID, e.g. the dataSourceId from a view). Returns the dataset code `name`, the `descriptions` map (nl/fr/de/en text), supportedLocales, defaultLocale, category id and update dates.
Markdownify MCP tools 10
youtube-to-markdownConvert YouTube videos to Markdownpdf-to-markdownConvert PDF files to Markdownbing-search-to-markdownConvert Bing search results to Markdownwebpage-to-markdownConvert web pages to Markdownimage-to-markdownConvert images to Markdown with metadataaudio-to-markdownConvert audio files to Markdown with transcriptiondocx-to-markdownConvert DOCX files to Markdownxlsx-to-markdownConvert XLSX files to Markdownpptx-to-markdownConvert PPTX files to Markdownget-markdown-fileRetrieve an existing Markdown file. File extension must end with: *.md, *.markdown.
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.
Statbel Be
{
"mcpServers": {
"statbel-be": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-statbel-be"
]
}
}
}
Markdownify MCP
No confirmed install command for Markdownify MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Statbel Be is categorized under Data Science Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Markdownify MCP belongs to Data Science Tools and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Statbel Be for data science tools work and Markdownify MCP for data science tools.
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. Markdownify MCP has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Statbel Be has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Markdownify MCP 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 statbel-be and zcaceres-markdownify-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Statbel Be has a quality signal of 57/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Markdownify MCP has 56/100 (Good) with 4 views, 0 installs and 2,997 GitHub stars.