X Twitter Scraper vs Agent

In-depth architectural comparison of the X Twitter Scraper and Agent 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?

Choose X Twitter Scraper when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Paid Service).
• You have access to required keys: XQUIK_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: Hosted StreamableHTTP MCP endpoint, 121 X data and action endpoints, Tweet, profile, follower, and reply search.

Explore X Twitter Scraper Details

Choose Agent when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: TAISLY_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: Cross-platform short-form video publishing, Connected-account discovery and management, Video validation before publication.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	X Twitter Scraper Xquik-dev Social Media	Agent taisly Social Media
Summary	Remote X (Twitter) MCP server with 121 endpoints via 2 tools. Post tweets, reply, like, retweet, follow, DM, search, extract data, run giveaways, and monitor accounts. StreamableHTTP at xquik.com/mcp with API key auth.	Taisly Agent Kit MCP server for AI agent social media video publishing. Discover connected accounts, validate videos, publish or schedule posts to TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, X, and Facebook through Taisly. Install: npx -y @taisly/agent mcp. Requires a Taisly API key and connected accounts.
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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": {
    "xquik-dev-x-twitter-scraper": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "xquik-dev-x-twitter-scraper"
      ],
      "env": {
        "XQUIK_API_KEY": "YOUR_XQUIK_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "taisly-agent": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@taisly/agent"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TAISLY_API_KEY": "YOUR_TAISLY_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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