Vaaya vs Riveter
A side-by-side look at the Vaaya and Riveter MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Vaaya for search & data extraction work over a hosted endpoint; choose Riveter for search & data extraction. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
VChoose Vaaya when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
RChoose Riveter when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | V Vaaya | R Riveter |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 39/100 · Fair | 36/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | — |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | — |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Vaaya | View Riveter |
Tools & capabilities
Vaaya tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Riveter tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
Vaaya
{
"mcpServers": {
"vaaya": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"vaaya"
]
}
}
}
Riveter
No confirmed install command for Riveter yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.