Webcrawl Anything vs io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp
Webcrawl Anything is an MCP server published by brainfish-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp is an MCP server published by tavily-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. 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 |  Webcrawl Anything |  io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.4.4 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.2.15 Downloads/month (npm): 79 584 Downloads/week (npm): 24 167 Forks (GitHub): 308 Stars (GitHub): 2 478 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.22 Downloads/month (npm): 79 584 Downloads/week (npm): 24 167 Forks (GitHub): 308 Stars (GitHub): 2 478 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Removed on 2026-11-07 Version: sha256:e8bbe2860c85 Forks (GitHub): 308 Pulls (Docker Hub): 57 499 Stars (Docker Hub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 2 477 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 | Webcrawl Anything | io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 2 478 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (worse) | 308 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-07 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (webcrawl.app/mcp) | On your machine (tavily-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 1 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/brainfish-ai/webcrawl-anything | github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 7 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-11-03 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Status out of date: last check 31 h ago returned HTTP 401 | no remote endpoint we check |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
Webcrawl Anything
Scrape, map, crawl, search and monitor the web. Runs locally with no API key, cites every source.
io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp
MCP server for advanced web search using Tavily
How to run each
Webcrawl Anything As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http webcrawl https://webcrawl.app/mcpRequires: WEBCRAWL_API_KEY (secret)
io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "TAVILY_API_KEY=<YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY>" --transport stdio tavily-mcp -- npx -y tavily-mcpRequires: TAVILY_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Webcrawl Anything 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
Only Webcrawl Anything asks for
WEBCRAWL_API_KEY (secret)WEBCRAWL_MCP_SCHEMA_PROFILEWEBCRAWL_MODE
Only io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp asks for
DEFAULT_PARAMETERSTAVILY_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Webcrawl Anything · What it can do: io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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 the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.