What is the main functional difference between Ziptax Sales Tax API and Anymd?

Ziptax Sales Tax API is categorized under Developer Tools and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Anymd belongs to Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Ziptax Sales Tax API for developer tools work and Anymd for developer tools.

How do I install Ziptax Sales Tax API or Anymd in Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf?

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Ziptax Sales Tax API has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.

Are Ziptax Sales Tax API and Anymd free to use, or do they require API keys?

Ziptax Sales Tax API is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. Anymd has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Can I run both Ziptax Sales Tax API and Anymd at the same time in my AI client?

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add ziptax-sales-tax-api-2 and anymd as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

Which MCP server has higher directory engagement and quality ratings?

On AllMCPs, Ziptax Sales Tax API has a quality signal of 51/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Anymd has 69/100 (Great) with 2 views, 0 installs and 1,040 GitHub stars.

Ziptax Sales Tax API vs Anymd — MCP Server Comparison

Ziptax Sales Tax API vs Anymd — MCP Server Comparison | AllMCPs

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

Spec	Z Ziptax Sales Tax API	Anymd
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal	51/100 · Good	69/100 · Great
Install command	Not confirmed yet	Confirmed
Transport	—	Local subprocess (stdio)
Auth	API key required	Not declared
Pricing	BYOK (pay the provider)	Not declared
Required env vars	`ZIPTAX_API_KEY`	None listed
Verified owner	Community listing	Community listing
GitHub stars	0	1,040
Directory activity	0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes	2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools	2	4
Full listing	View Ziptax Sales Tax API	View Anymd

Tools & capabilities

Ziptax Sales Tax API tools 2

get_account_metricsGet account usage metrics and quota information for the authenticated ZipTax account. Returns current request counts, limits, and entitlements. Requires a valid ZipTax API key sent in the X-API-KEY header or Authorization header. Get a key at https://platform.zip.tax
lookup_tax_rateLook up sales and use tax rates for a US or Canadian location. Provide a full street address for door-level accuracy, or a lat/lng pair for a geographic point lookup. Returns tax rates broken down by jurisdiction (state, county, city, district). Requires a valid ZipTax API key sent in the X-API-KEY header or Authorization header. Get a key at https://platform.zip.tax

Anymd tools 4

inspectDocument and media evidence when Markdown is not enough. video_timeline (bounded scene/cue timeline) and render_frame (actual decoded frames), and cite_check (quote/location support, not semantic truth), are anymd Pro; PDF operations: inspect (page facts, metadata), render_page (PNG images), extract_regions (crop bounding boxes), ocr_pages / analyze_regions (configured OCR or vision provider), structure (JSON with document map, elements, geometry; profile quality|research adds trust and accessibility reports), compare (page-level diff of sources[0] vs sources[1]).
outlineReturn a document heading tree with stable node ids, title paths, page/slide/chapter ranges and Markdown byte ranges. PDF bookmarks or detected headings, Word headings, PowerPoint slides, EPUB chapters and headings, HTML and Markdown. format json (default) or tree. Pass a node id to read to fetch that section.
readRead any document as clean Markdown: PDF, Word (DOCX), PowerPoint (PPTX), Excel (XLSX/XLS/ODS), CSV, EPUB, HTML or a web URL, Markdown/text, images (metadata + OCR), audio/video (metadata, chapters, subtitles). Pages/slides/sheets carry  style markers for citation. Long documents stop at max_tokens (default 20000) and end with a cursor to continue; choose pages with pages: "1-5,8". A directory returns its readable files.
searchSearch documents for text: one file, many files, whole directories (recursive, .gitignore aware), or URLs, across every format read supports. Returns each hit as file + page/slide/sheet + a snippet with the match in bold. mode auto (default) finds the exact phrase and falls back to BM25-ranked passages when there is none; literal or ranked force one. Narrow directories with glob, e.g. "*.pdf".

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.