Apify

Name: Apify
Author: pipeworx-io

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MCP server by pipeworx-io · updated 3 days ago · ★ 1

Score 39

Apify MCP — run web-scraping Actors and fetch their dataset results. Apify is a community project by pipeworx-io, not verified by a company domain.

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Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf ChatGPT Antigravity CLI

Maintenance

Last commit 3 days ago

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, published package or server URL, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

Install Apify

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add --transport http apify https://gateway.pipeworx.io/apify/mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install Apify in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/apify/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install Apify in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/apify/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Apify in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/apify/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install Apify in VS Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "serverUrl": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/apify/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Apify in Antigravity CLI

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/apify/mcp

In ChatGPT: Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector, then paste this URL. Works in any client that supports remote servers.

Step-by-step: install Apify in ChatGPT

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the apify block.

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Apify: common questions

How do I install Apify?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add --transport http apify https://gateway.pipeworx.io/apify/mcp. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is Apify the official server?

Apify is a community project by pipeworx-io, not verified by a company domain.

Is Apify free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is Apify safe to use?

It scores 39 of 100. Grades: maintenance A, licence A, quality C. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

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Does Apify work with ChatGPT?

Yes. Add its server URL in ChatGPT as a custom connector. See MCP in ChatGPT.