Field-by-field comparison
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| Evidence field | Taisly Agent KitWatchlist candidate | Firecrawl MCPMCP100 Selected |
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| Provenance | ||
| Provenance details | Community implementation io.github.taisly · Publisher source ↗ | First-party MCP Firecrawl · Publisher source ↗ |
| Maintenance | ||
| Maintenance details | Repo: Jul 6, 2026 Package: Jul 6, 2026 | Repo: Aug 12, 2026 Package: Aug 12, 2026 |
| Popularity evidence | ||
| GitHub stars | 255 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z | 7,234 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z |
| 30-day package downloads | 589 30-day package downloads · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z | 412,488 30-day package downloads · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z |
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| Client coverage | ||
| Client coverage details | Claude Code✓ Streamable HTTP Claude Desktop✓ Streamable HTTP Codex✓ Streamable HTTP VS Code✓ Streamable HTTP Cursor✓ Streamable HTTP OpenCode✓ Streamable HTTP | Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio |
| Client coverage note | Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server. | |
| Access and data | ||
| Authentication | Remote HTTP uses OAuth. Local setup stores a Taisly agent credential or uses TAISLY_API_KEY in ~/.taisly/config.json. | Cloud and local-package configurations use FIRECRAWL_API_KEY. Official docs also show hosted MCP URLs containing the key; environment-variable or protected input handling is safer than embedding the key in a URL. |
| Cost | The package is free to install and has a free starting tier without a credit card. Paid plans exist, but exact prices are not in the reviewed README. | MCP calls consume the account's standard Firecrawl API credits and rate limits. Search, crawl, batch, and agent operations can consume more resources than single-page scraping; current plan pricing applies. |
| Permissions | Connects social accounts and validates, publishes, schedules, lists, and checks videos across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook, and other connected platforms. Local mode can read local videos. | The MCP can initiate outbound requests to user- or model-selected URLs and invoke Firecrawl scrape, search, crawl, map, extraction, batch, and research capabilities according to enabled tools and account limits. |
| Data handling | Remote mode sends public video URLs, captions, schedules, account identifiers, and posting requests through Taisly and social platforms. Local stdio reads local video files; retention is not documented. | URLs, queries, extraction schemas, and retrieved page content are processed by the configured Firecrawl service. Cloud mode sends them to Firecrawl; self-hosted mode follows the operator's deployment and any configured model/provider dependencies. |
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| Risk context | Posting and scheduling create external account changes. Follow the documented authenticate, validate, confirm, create flow; posts:create requires confirmed:true, and destinations, captions, and schedules need review. | Main risks are prompt injection from untrusted pages, collection-policy violations, sensitive URL/query disclosure, API-key leakage, and agent-driven credit spend. Use URL allow-lists, low limits, human approval, and a dedicated low-budget key. |
| Evidence date | ||
| Editorial review | 2026-08-11 | 2026-07-24 |
| Candidate evidence | 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z | 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z |
Popularity, maintenance, fit, permissions, and client support are independent evidence fields.
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