AI Plugin Indextwscrape Twitter/X (read-only) vs brave
twscrape Twitter/X (read-only) and brave are both search and web MCP servers. brave scores higher (95 vs 48 out of 100). brave has more GitHub stars (1.5k), and twscrape Twitter/X (read-only) was updated more recently (6 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| twscrape Twitter/X (read-only) | brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | Read-only X/Twitter MCP: posts, threads, replies, search via twscrape. No API key. | Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,… |
| Publisher | Community: jsilets | Verified: smithery.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 1,510 |
| Last commit | 18 Oct 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install twscrape Twitter/X (read-only) | Install brave |
Questions
Is twscrape Twitter/X (read-only) or brave more popular?
brave has more GitHub stars: 1,510.
Can I use twscrape Twitter/X (read-only) and brave together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.