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Evidence field	Microsoft Work IQ MCPWatchlist candidate	Apify MCP ServerMCP100 Selected
Task fit
Best for	Connect compatible AI clients to Microsoft's documented MCP capabilities.	Running Apify Store Actors and retrieving their datasets through a hosted or local MCP connection
Not ideal for	Users who need a fully reviewed MCP100 recommendation today	Simple page retrieval that does not justify an Apify account, Actor selection, and usage-based execution
Avoid when	Permissions, credentials, and connected data cannot be tested with least privilege	The target site's terms, privacy requirements, or your organization prohibit the proposed extraction
Provenance
Provenance details	First-party MCP Microsoft · Publisher source ↗	Community implementation com.apify · Publisher source ↗
Maintenance
Maintenance details	Repo: Aug 14, 2026 Package: Jun 16, 2026	Repo: Aug 14, 2026 Package: Not documented
Popularity evidence
GitHub stars	966 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z	3,664 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z
30-day package downloads	47,986 30-day package downloads · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z	No reliable download data
External adoption evidence	github: repository stars: 966Exact attributable signal.github: repository stars · Admission snapshot · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗	github: repository stars: 3,664Exact attributable signal.github: repository stars · Admission snapshot · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗
Client coverage
Client coverage details	Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio	Claude Code✓ Streamable HTTP Claude Desktop✓ Streamable HTTP Codex✓ Streamable HTTP VS Code✓ Streamable HTTP Cursor✓ Streamable HTTP OpenCode✓ Streamable HTTP
Client coverage note	Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
Authentication	Follow only the publisher source; credential storage, scopes, and revocation remain under review.	Hosted mode supports OAuth or Authorization Bearer APIFY_TOKEN; local stdio uses APIFY_TOKEN. Discovery tools can be unauthenticated, and agentic payment tokens are additional alternatives.
Cost	Publisher plans, API usage, infrastructure, or per-action charges may apply; MCP100 has not published a cost conclusion.	Actor and platform usage is chargeable according to Actor pricing; even free Actors incur platform usage. x402, Skyfire, and AGI payment paths are documented; no fixed MCP fee is stated.
Permissions	Exact permissions and read/write boundaries have not completed MCP100 review.	Dynamically exposes Apify Actors, including web, social, maps, and e-commerce scrapers, plus run, dataset, key-value-store, and documentation tools. call-actor executes external Actors.
Data handling	Candidate-specific retention, subprocess, telemetry, and model-data behavior remain review items.	Requests and Actor inputs are sent to Apify; run results can be stored in Apify datasets and key-value stores. Telemetry is enabled by default and stdio uses Sentry; detailed retention is not documented.
Limitations
Tradeoffs	Publisher attribution supports discovery, but does not replace an independent permissions and usability review.	Thousands of Actors broaden coverage, but each Actor has its own inputs and trust surface and Apify compute or proxy usage may incur charges.
Risk context	Use a test account, least privilege, read-only controls where available, and explicit approval for mutations.	Actor execution can scrape external sites, process personal or regulated data, incur spend, and return untrusted content. Restrict tools, use scoped tokens, review Actor pricing and terms, and control telemetry and storage.
Evidence date
Editorial review	2026-07-24	2026-08-11
Candidate evidence	2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z	2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z

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