Apify

At a glance

Apify's server turns Apify Store into a tool box. The assistant searches the Store for an Actor (Apify's name for a packaged scraper or automation), reads its input schema and runs it, then pages through the results. Out of the box it also has a web search and a page fetcher.

Runs are billed to your Apify account like any other run, and some Actors charge per result, so set a spending limit before you let an agent loose. The hosted server at mcp.apify.com signs in with OAuth and gets new features first.

Made by

Apify

Licence

MIT

Latest version

0.19.3 (21 Oct 2026)

npm package

@apify/actors-mcp-server

GitHub stars

13.3K

Last commit

26 Oct 2026

Tools

10

Runs on

Your computer or hosted

Our check: It needs something our Linux test machine does not have (an account, a desktop app, a Mac or a running service), so on 27 Oct 2026 we listed its tools from its package instead of running this config.

What's in the pod: its tools

We found 10 tools when we ran its package, before any sign-in or app was connected, on 27 Oct 2026. 7 only read. The rest can change things, so keep your app's "ask before each tool call" setting on for them.

How we tested it: Started @apify/actors-mcp-server 0.19.3 with a placeholder token. It lists its helper tools; the two Actor tools it loads by default (RAG Web Browser and Web Fetch) need a real Apify token, so they are not in this list.

Tool groups

actors

search-actors, fetch-actor-details and call-actor: find and run any Actor. On by default.

docs

Search and read the Apify and Crawlee docs. On by default.

apify/rag-web-browser, apify/web-fetch

Two Actors loaded as direct tools by default: a web search that reads the top results, and a single-page fetcher.

runs

List runs, read their details and logs, and abort them.

storage

Datasets and key-value stores: list them, read schemas and records.

tasks

Create, update and publish saved Actor tasks.

schedules

Create, change and delete schedules that run Actors on a timer.

builds, versions

Build Actors, read build logs, and create or change an Actor's source files.

api

Search the Apify API reference and send read or write requests to any API path.

Grouped and described by us. The README on GitHub lists the inputs each tool takes.

Set it up

Pick your app for the exact snippet and where it goes.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apify/actors-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add-json apify '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@apify/actors-mcp-server"],"env":{"APIFY_TOKEN":"YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"}}'

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apify/actors-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "apify": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apify/actors-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apify/actors-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add "--tools", "actors,docs" to pin the tool set, since Apify says the defaults can change. Set "TELEMETRY_ENABLED": "false" in env to switch off its telemetry.

Remote option

Apify recommends the hosted server: it signs in with OAuth, needs no install and can use rental Actors, which the local server cannot.

https://mcp.apify.com

New to this? See the setup guides for Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop and ChatGPT.

Settings

Names are exactly as the project spells them. Required ones are marked.

What it can touch

Safer setup: Load only --tools actors,docs, set a monthly spending limit in Apify Console, and leave the api, versions and schedules groups off unless you need them.

Before you start

• An Apify account and API token (free plan available)
• Node.js 22 or newer for the local server

If it does not work

A client still uses https://mcp.apify.com/sse

The SSE endpoint was removed. Point the client at https://mcp.apify.com with no /sse on the end.

The model cannot find a rental Actor

Rental Actors only work through the hosted server. Switch from npx to https://mcp.apify.com.

A run finishes but the model shows no data

call-actor returns a summary, not the rows. Ask it to fetch the results with get-dataset-items.

Unexpected charges

Check the Actor's pricing with fetch-actor-details before running it, and keep a spending limit on the account.

Peas in a pod: similar servers

How Apify lines up against other browser and web data servers on the shelf.

Questions

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