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| Pricing | Free | Free |
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Exposes geographic data APIs through the Model Context Protocol, enabling Claude and other MCP-compatible assistants to query location information, coordinates, and place names via standardized tool schemas. Implements MCP resource and tool handlers that translate natural language requests into structured geographic queries, returning GeoJSON-compatible location objects with latitude, longitude, and administrative boundaries.
Unique: Implements geographic lookup as a first-class MCP tool with bidirectional geocoding (address→coordinates and coordinates→address) rather than wrapping a generic HTTP client, enabling Claude to reason about location context natively within conversation flow
vs alternatives: Tighter integration with MCP protocol than generic API wrapper tools, allowing Claude to invoke geographic queries with natural language without explicit JSON formatting or API key management by the user
Provides real-time currency exchange rates through MCP tool handlers that accept source and target currency codes, returning current bid/ask spreads and conversion rates. Implements caching at the MCP server level to reduce redundant API calls within a conversation session, with configurable TTL for rate freshness. Supports multi-currency queries and historical rate context when available from the upstream Apogeio API.
Unique: Implements server-side rate caching with configurable TTL within the MCP server process, reducing API calls for repeated currency queries in the same conversation without requiring Claude to manage cache state
vs alternatives: More efficient than calling a generic HTTP tool for each rate lookup because the MCP server maintains session-level cache, reducing latency and API quota consumption compared to stateless tool wrappers
Exposes IP geolocation capabilities through MCP tools that accept IPv4 or IPv6 addresses and return geographic location (country, city, coordinates), autonomous system number (ASN), ISP name, and connection type. Uses the Apogeio IP geolocation API backend with structured response parsing, enabling Claude to understand network origin and infrastructure context. Supports batch IP lookups within a single tool invocation for efficiency.
Unique: Combines three data dimensions (geographic location, ASN, ISP) in a single MCP tool response rather than requiring separate API calls, enabling Claude to correlate network infrastructure with location in a single reasoning step
vs alternatives: More comprehensive than standalone IP lookup tools because it includes ASN and ISP resolution alongside geolocation, providing network context that generic geolocation APIs omit
Implements a fully-compliant MCP server that registers geographic, exchange rate, and IP geolocation tools using the MCP tool schema specification. Handles MCP protocol handshake, resource discovery, and tool invocation lifecycle. Built with proper error handling, request validation, and response serialization to ensure compatibility with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP hosts. Supports both stdio and HTTP transport modes for flexible deployment.
Unique: Provides a reference implementation of MCP server architecture with proper lifecycle management, error handling, and transport abstraction, rather than a minimal proof-of-concept
vs alternatives: More production-ready than example MCP servers because it includes proper validation, error recovery, and support for both stdio and HTTP transports, reducing integration friction for Claude Desktop and Cursor users
Registers the apogeoapi-mcp server with the Smithery MCP package registry, enabling one-click installation in Claude Desktop and Cursor via the registry UI. Implements standardized package metadata (name, version, description, dependencies) and configuration schema that Smithery uses for automated server discovery and installation. Supports automatic updates through Smithery's version management system.
Unique: Leverages Smithery's standardized package format and auto-discovery mechanism, enabling one-click installation without manual configuration files or environment variable setup
vs alternatives: Simpler distribution than manual MCP server setup because Smithery handles dependency resolution, version management, and configuration schema validation automatically
Implements MCP protocol compliance that works across Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible AI assistants through abstraction of client-specific transport and capability negotiation. Detects client capabilities during handshake and adapts tool schemas and response formats accordingly. Handles version negotiation and graceful degradation for older MCP protocol versions.
Unique: Implements client capability detection and graceful degradation rather than assuming a single client implementation, enabling the same server binary to work across Claude Desktop, Cursor, and future MCP hosts
vs alternatives: More portable than client-specific MCP servers because it negotiates capabilities at runtime rather than hardcoding assumptions about client features
Implements comprehensive input validation and error handling for all MCP tool invocations, including type checking, parameter bounds validation, and API error translation. Returns structured error responses with actionable error messages and retry guidance. Validates IP addresses, currency codes, and geographic coordinates before forwarding to upstream APIs, reducing unnecessary API calls and providing immediate feedback to Claude.
Unique: Performs pre-flight validation before calling upstream APIs (e.g., IP address format check, currency code validation) rather than relying solely on API error responses, reducing latency and API quota waste
vs alternatives: More efficient than naive API forwarding because it catches invalid inputs locally before making network calls, improving user experience and reducing API costs
Scrapes a single URL and converts HTML content to clean markdown using Firecrawl's content extraction pipeline. The firecrawl_scrape tool accepts a URL and optional parameters (formats, headers, wait time, screenshot capability) and returns structured markdown output with automatic cleanup of boilerplate, navigation, and ads. Implements MCP tool handler pattern that marshals arguments through the @mendable/firecrawl-js client library to Firecrawl's backend processing engine.
Unique: Integrates Firecrawl's proprietary content extraction engine (which uses ML-based boilerplate removal and semantic content identification) through MCP protocol, enabling AI agents to access production-grade web scraping without managing browser automation or parsing logic themselves. The markdown conversion is handled server-side rather than client-side, reducing latency and ensuring consistent output formatting.
vs alternatives: Cleaner markdown output than regex-based scrapers like Cheerio or Puppeteer-only solutions because Firecrawl uses ML models to identify main content; simpler than self-hosted solutions because it's fully managed and requires only an API key.
Scrapes multiple URLs in a single operation using Firecrawl's batch processing pipeline. The firecrawl_batch_scrape tool accepts an array of URLs and shared options, submitting them to Firecrawl's backend which processes them in parallel and returns an array of markdown-converted content objects. Implements batching through the @mendable/firecrawl-js client's batch method, which handles request queuing, parallel execution, and result aggregation without requiring client-side coordination.
Unique: Implements server-side parallel batch processing through Firecrawl's backend rather than client-side loop iteration, reducing network round-trips and enabling true concurrent scraping. The batch operation is atomic from the MCP client perspective — a single tool call returns all results, simplifying agent orchestration logic.
More efficient than sequential scraping loops because Firecrawl handles parallelization server-side; simpler than managing Promise.all() with individual scrape calls because batching is a first-class operation with built-in error handling.
Firecrawl MCP Server scores higher at 62/100 vs apogeoapi-mcp at 46/100. apogeoapi-mcp leads on adoption, while Firecrawl MCP Server is stronger on quality and ecosystem.
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Packages the Firecrawl MCP server as a Docker container with environment-based configuration, enabling deployment to containerized infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker Compose, cloud platforms). The Dockerfile builds a Node.js runtime with the server code and exposes configuration through environment variables, allowing operators to deploy without modifying code. Supports both cloud and self-hosted Firecrawl instances through configuration.
Unique: Provides production-ready Docker packaging with environment-based configuration, enabling zero-code deployment to containerized infrastructure. The Dockerfile handles Node.js runtime setup and dependency installation, reducing deployment complexity.
vs alternatives: Simpler than manual deployment because Docker handles environment setup; more portable than binary distribution because containers run consistently across platforms.
Registers the Firecrawl MCP server in the Smithery registry, enabling one-click installation and discovery through Smithery's MCP client marketplace. The server is published to Smithery with metadata (description, tags, configuration schema) allowing users to discover and install it without manual setup. Smithery handles server distribution, version management, and client integration.
Unique: Leverages Smithery's MCP server registry to enable one-click installation without manual configuration, reducing friction for end users. Smithery handles server discovery, versioning, and client integration, abstracting deployment complexity.
vs alternatives: More user-friendly than manual installation because Smithery handles discovery and setup; more discoverable than GitHub-only distribution because Smithery provides a centralized marketplace.
Supports connecting to self-hosted Firecrawl instances in addition to Firecrawl's cloud service through configurable API endpoint. The FIRECRAWL_API_URL environment variable allows operators to specify a custom Firecrawl endpoint, enabling deployment scenarios where Firecrawl runs on-premises or in a private cloud. The @mendable/firecrawl-js client library handles endpoint abstraction, routing all API calls to the configured endpoint.
Unique: Enables flexible deployment by supporting both cloud and self-hosted Firecrawl instances through simple endpoint configuration, allowing operators to choose deployment model without code changes. The endpoint abstraction is handled by @mendable/firecrawl-js, making self-hosted support transparent to MCP server code.
vs alternatives: More flexible than cloud-only solutions because self-hosted option is available; simpler than maintaining separate server implementations because endpoint configuration is unified.
Discovers all URLs within a website by crawling from a base URL and building a sitemap-like structure. The firecrawl_map tool accepts a base URL and optional parameters (max depth, include patterns, exclude patterns) and returns a hierarchical array of discovered URLs with metadata about page structure. Uses Firecrawl's crawler to traverse internal links up to specified depth, filtering by inclusion/exclusion patterns, and returns the complete URL graph without fetching full page content.
Unique: Provides lightweight URL discovery without content extraction, allowing agents to plan scraping strategy before committing credits to full content fetches. The depth-based crawling with pattern filtering enables selective discovery — agents can discover only URLs matching specific criteria (e.g., /blog/* paths) without exploring entire site.
vs alternatives: More efficient than scraping every page to build a sitemap because it skips content extraction; more reliable than parsing robots.txt or sitemaps.xml because it performs actual crawling and discovers dynamically-linked content.
Crawls an entire website and extracts content from all discovered pages in a single asynchronous operation. The firecrawl_crawl tool accepts a base URL and options (max pages, allowed domains, exclude patterns, scrape options) and returns a crawl ID for polling. The crawler discovers URLs, extracts markdown content from each page, and stores results server-side. Clients poll firecrawl_crawl_status to retrieve results as they complete, implementing an async job pattern rather than blocking until completion.
Unique: Implements server-side asynchronous crawling with job-based result retrieval, decoupling the crawl initiation from result consumption. The MCP server handles polling coordination through firecrawl_crawl_status, allowing AI agents to initiate long-running crawls and check progress without blocking. Firecrawl's backend manages the entire crawl lifecycle including URL discovery, content extraction, and result storage.
vs alternatives: More scalable than sequential scraping because crawling happens server-side in parallel; simpler than managing Puppeteer/Playwright browser pools because Firecrawl abstracts browser automation and handles rate limiting internally.
Polls the status of an in-progress or completed website crawl and retrieves extracted content. The firecrawl_crawl_status tool accepts a crawl ID and returns current progress (pages crawled, pages remaining, completion percentage), status state (running/completed/failed), and paginated results. Implements polling pattern where clients repeatedly call this tool with the same crawl ID to check progress and incrementally retrieve content as pages are processed, supporting streaming-like result consumption.
Unique: Provides non-blocking status and result retrieval for asynchronous crawls, enabling agents to manage long-running operations without blocking. The polling pattern with pagination allows incremental result consumption — agents can start processing results before the entire crawl completes, reducing end-to-end latency for large crawls.
vs alternatives: More flexible than blocking crawl operations because agents can check progress and retrieve partial results; simpler than webhook-based result delivery because polling requires no external infrastructure setup.
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