Flarum Forum Scraper - Discussion Crawler Tool vs Substack MCP Server
Flarum Forum Scraper - Discussion Crawler Tool is an MCP server published by ranovam.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Substack MCP Server is an MCP server published by conorbronsdon. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers), Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Flarum Forum Scraper - Discussion Crawler Tool |  Substack MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.1 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 535 Downloads/week (npm): 502 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 44 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 535 Downloads/week (npm): 502 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 44 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Flarum Forum Scraper - Discussion Crawler Tool | Substack MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 44 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 9 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.apify.com) | On your machine (@conorbronsdon/substack-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/conorbronsdon/substack-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Not responding since 2026-10-24 | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Flarum Forum Scraper - Discussion Crawler Tool
Search or monitor any Flarum-powered forum for discussions, replies, participants, dates, and…
Substack MCP Server
Substack drafts, Notes, analytics and consented subscribers. Long-form posts stay draft-only.
How to run each
Flarum Forum Scraper - Discussion Crawler Tool
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: Authorization header
Substack MCP Server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "SUBSTACK_PUBLICATION_URL=<YOUR_SUBSTACK_PUBLICATION_URL>" --env "SUBSTACK_SESSION_TOKEN=<YOUR_SUBSTACK_SESSION_TOKEN>" --env "SUBSTACK_USER_ID=<YOUR_SUBSTACK_USER_ID>" --transport stdio substack-mcp -- npx -y @conorbronsdon/substack-mcpRequires: SUBSTACK_PUBLICATION_URL, SUBSTACK_SESSION_TOKEN (secret), SUBSTACK_USER_ID
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Flarum Forum Scraper - Discussion Crawler Tool has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Flarum Forum Scraper - Discussion Crawler Tool publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
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Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.