Web Scraping MCP Server vs Mdn Search

In-depth architectural comparison of the Web Scraping MCP Server and Mdn Search 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?

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Choose Web Scraping MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Mdn Search when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction 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	W Web Scraping MCP Server Search & Data Extraction	Mdn Search Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Generic URL crawl + HTML extraction — fallback for sites without dedicated MCPs.	MDN Search MCP
Category & Scope	Search & Data Extraction	Search & Data Extraction
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": {
    "web-scraping-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "web-scraping-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mdn-search": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mdn-search/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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