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Apify MCP Server — 3,000+ Scrapers at Your AI Agent's Fingertips
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Apify MCP Server — 3,000+ Scrapers at Your AI Agent's Fingertips

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At a glance: The Apify MCP Server gives your AI agent access to a marketplace of 3,000+ pre-built scrapers and automation tools ("Actors"). 945 stars, TypeScript, Apache 2.0. The agent discovers and uses new scrapers on the fly — no pre-configuration needed. What It Does 17+ tools across four capabilities: Category Key Tools Actor Discovery search-actors, fetch-actor-details, call-actor, add-actor Run Management get-actor-run, get-actor-run-list, get-actor-log, get-actor-output Storage get-dataset, get-dataset-items, get-key-value-store Documentation search-apify-docs, fetch-apify-docs The dynamic tool discovery workflow is the standout: agent searches the Apify Store → inspects Actor details → adds it as a new tool → executes with parameters. Capabilities grow at runtime based on what the agent needs. Hosted vs Local Aspect Hosted ( mcp.apify.com ) Local (npx) Setup One-click OAuth npx @apify/actors-mcp-server + token Output Schemas Inferred automatically Not supported Transport Strea

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