Apify MCP Server gained 1,225 GitHub stars Apify's official MCP server, which lets AI agents run ready-made scrapers and automation tools from Apify Store, has reached 12k GitHub stars, according to the ASE index listing that recorded a gain of 1,225 stars. The TypeScript, MIT-licensed server is hosted at mcp.apify.com with OAuth support for clients including Claude.ai and VS Code, and a local stdio package is also available. The listing notes that the record's specific permissions have not been reviewed by ASE and advises narrowly scoped credentials and read-only mode where supported. Apify MCP Server Give agents thousands of ready-made scrapers and automation tools from Apify Store. Sources and review Checked against public documentation on . Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement. Agents that need structured data from specific sites without writing and hosting scrapers. You need scraping without an Apify account; Actors run on the Apify platform. About Apify MCP Server Apify's official MCP server lets agents run Actors from Apify Store, the platform's ready-made scrapers, crawlers and automation tools, to extract data from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce and other sites. The recommended hosted endpoint at mcp.apify.com supports OAuth from clients such as Claude.ai and VS Code; a local stdio package is also available. Apify MCP Server is listed in this index written primarily in TypeScript, with 12k stars on GitHub. Its latest recorded repository push was in October 2026; that is not an ASE editorial review date. Before connecting: access and data This record's specific permissions have not been reviewed by ASE. Read the publisher's documentation before copying setup or connecting. - List the accounts, files and services the enabled tools can read, change or execute. Check your actual credentials and discovered tools. - Use narrowly scoped credentials and read-only mode where supported. Review proposed writes before approving them; a generated configuration does not apply these limits for you. - Local launch is not local-only data processing. External services receive requests, and your client may pass tool results to its model provider. Check both destinations before sharing private data. - Keep keys and browser session files out of shared config, repositories and screenshots. Know how to disconnect the server and separately revoke its credentials or account sessions. Add Apify MCP Server to your MCP client A hosted server: point your client at its URL and complete its sign-in there. In Claude Desktop or claude.ai, add it under Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector instead. Claude Code claude mcp add --transport http apify-mcp-server https://mcp.apify.com Cursor { "mcpServers": { "apify-mcp-server": { "url": "https://mcp.apify.com" } } } VS Code { "servers": { "apify-mcp-server": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com" } } } Codex codex mcp add apify-mcp-server --url https://mcp.apify.com Make your product part of the discovery. Explore advertising Apify MCP Server and related category tools Alternatives guide → https://agentsearchengine.app/alternatives/apify-mcp-server | Record | Stars | Pricing | | | |---|---|---|---|---| | Apify MCP Serverthis listing | 12k | TypeScript | MIT | Costs not checked | | Bright Data MCP https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/brightdata-mcp | 2.7k | JavaScript | MIT | Costs not checked | | Tavily MCP Server https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/tavily-mcp | 2.4k | TypeScript | MIT | Costs not checked | | Playwright MCP https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/playwright-mcp | 38k | TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | Costs not checked | | wigolo https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/wigolo | 5.5k | TypeScript | AGPL-3.0 | Costs not checked | | firecrawl-mcp-server https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/firecrawl-mcp-server | 7.6k | JavaScript | MIT | Costs not checked |