今日热榜中文
← Back to plugins

Tool connections (MCP)

Apify MCP Server

apify/apify-mcp-server

Let an AI assistant find and run web data tools and read their results.

Introduction

Prepared by 今日热榜 from public project documentation

Apify's official MCP server gives an assistant access to Actors: ready-made scraping and automation tools. It suits web research and structured data collection. Hosted and local connections are documented; authenticated execution can incur Actor and platform charges. Bring an Apify account and token. Running data-collection tasks may consume credits or incur service charges.

Get started

Setup requirements have not been reviewed yet. Check the project’s setup guide.

Setup and usage guide ↗

Based on public documentation; not individually installed and tested here.

Ways to use it

  • Find Actors and inspect their inputs
  • Run tools and read dataset results
  • Connect with OAuth or an API token

Official project & documentation

The project’s original description

The Apify MCP server enables your AI agents to extract data from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites, or any other website using thousands of ready-made scrapers, crawlers, and automation tools available on the Apify Store.

Plugins for similar tasks

Matches the main use case first, then shared tasks and stars. Setup methods may differ.

  • Firecrawl MCP Server — Let AI search the web and retrieve page content for research and source gathering.
  • Exa MCP Server — Connect AI to Exa for finding sources, reading pages, and multi-step research.
  • Tavily MCP — Give AI web search, page extraction, and tools to explore a site's pages.

GitHub stars indicate interest, not installs or product quality.

Sources and ranking

This directory lists AI development plugins with public source code and a clear purpose. Browse by task, then open an introduction to learn what a project does, who it is for, and what you need to get started. It covers selected projects, not every AI plugin.

How do the three plugin types differ?

Tool connections (MCP) let AI assistants use external tools such as browsers, code repositories and databases. MCP is the protocol used for these connections.

Reusable skills give a compatible AI assistant instructions and guidance for a particular task.

Editor plugins run inside the software you use to write code, adding AI chat, completions or suggested edits.

How does “Most starred” work?

Projects are sorted by their total GitHub stars. Stars indicate interest; they are not downloads, active users or quality scores. A skill pack counts as one project. Daily star growth is not shown without historical records.

What does “Recently updated” mean?

It uses the most recent code push, which may not be a new release. The 7-day filter checks that project update time; ranking still uses all-time stars. Each introduction shows when its star count was collected. Failed updates keep the last saved data.

Introductions are based on public project documentation. These projects have not each been installed and tested here. Check the project documentation for setup, compatibility and service costs. Refreshing this list only reads saved data; it does not start collection.

UTC+8

Pass a useful find along

Pick a draft and a platform. You can edit before posting.