What is the key difference between Web and FastAF?

Web belongs to the Search & Data Extraction category with local stdio execution, while FastAF belongs to the Search & Data Extraction category with cloud HTTP/SSE execution.

How do I install Web or FastAF in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Web and FastAF free or paid?

Web operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). FastAF operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Web lists 5 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars. FastAF lists 0 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Web and FastAF together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Web vs FastAF

In-depth architectural comparison of the Web and FastAF 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.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Web

Search & Data Extraction · Local stdio

Quality: 52/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

FastAF

Search & Data Extraction · Remote HTTP/SSE

Quality: 42/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Web if you need specialized Search & Data Extraction tools running via a local process. Choose FastAF if your workspace requires Search & Data Extraction integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Web 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).
Primary tools included: web_extract, web_search, web_monitor.

Explore Web Details

Choose FastAF 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).

Explore FastAF Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	W Web Search & Data Extraction	F FastAF Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Web scraping, search, monitoring, and HTML-to-markdown for AI agents	Web scraping and search tools for AI agents: pages as markdown, Google search, Maps, Amazon data.
Category & Scope	Search & Data Extraction	Search & Data Extraction
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Web Tools (5)

web_extract

Extract structured content from any URL (title, headings, paragraphs, links, images, metadata)

web_search

Search the web via DuckDuckGo — no API key needed

web_monitor

Check if a site is up, measure response time, get HTTP headers

html_to_markdown

Convert any URL or HTML to clean markdown

web_multi_extract

Extract content from multiple URLs in parallel

FastAF Tools (0)

No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.

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).

Web Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@rog0x/mcp-web-tools"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FastAF Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fastaf": {
      "url": "https://fastaf.co"
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Web is categorized under Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, FastAF belongs to Search & Data Extraction using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Web when you need capabilities focused on search & data extraction and FastAF when you require tools for search & data extraction.

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