A side-by-side look at the Vectorize MCP Server and Fetch MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Vectorize MCP Server for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Fetch MCP for search & data extraction as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
VECTORIZE_ORG_ID, VECTORIZE_TOKEN, VECTORIZE_PIPELINE_ID.fetch_html, fetch_markdown, fetch_txt.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 60/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Free |
| Required env vars | VECTORIZE_ORG_IDVECTORIZE_TOKENVECTORIZE_PIPELINE_ID | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 115 | 829 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 6 |
| Full listing | View Vectorize MCP Server | View Fetch MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
fetch_htmlFetch a website and return its raw HTML content.fetch_markdownFetch a website and return its content converted to Markdown.fetch_txtFetch a website and return plain text with HTML tags, scripts, and styles removed.fetch_jsonFetch a URL and return the JSON response.fetch_readableFetch a website and extract the main article content using [Mozilla Readability](https://github.com/mozilla/readability), returned as Markdown. Strips navigation, ads, and boilerplate. Ideal for articles and blog posts.fetch_youtube_transcriptFetch a YouTube video's captions/transcript. Uses `yt-dlp` if available, otherwise extracts directly from the page. Accepts an additional `lang` parameter (default: `"en"`) to select the caption language.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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"vectorize-io-vectorize-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@vectorize-io/vectorize-mcp-server@latest"
],
"env": {
"VECTORIZE_ORG_ID": "YOUR_VECTORIZE_ORG_ID_HERE",
"VECTORIZE_TOKEN": "YOUR_VECTORIZE_TOKEN_HERE",
"VECTORIZE_PIPELINE_ID": "YOUR_VECTORIZE_PIPELINE_ID_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"zcaceres-fetch-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-fetch"
]
}
}
}