mcp-server-chart vs cortex-scout

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	mcp-server-chart by antvis	cortex-scout by cortex-works
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	Browser AutomationWeb ScrapingAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	1 mo ago

mcp-server-chart · Summary

A TypeScript MCP server for generating 26+ visualization charts using AntV, supporting multiple chart types and deployment options.

cortex-scout · Summary

Unified web extraction and stateful automation engine for AI agents with MCP integration.

mcp-server-chart · Use cases

Data analysts creating visual reports from datasets
AI assistants generating custom charts based on user requests
Web applications embedding visualization capabilities via HTTP API

cortex-scout · Use cases

AI agents requiring token-efficient web retrieval with anti-bot handling
Automated testing workflows replacing heavy frameworks like Playwright
Research systems needing deep multi-hop search and extraction

mcp-server-chart · Install

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g @antv/mcp-server-chart

For Desktop Apps (e.g., Claude Desktop, VSCode):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

For Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

cortex-scout · Install

Installation

Option A — Prebuilt binaries

Download the latest release assets from GitHub Releases:

cortex-scout-mcp — MCP stdio server (recommended for VS Code/Cursor/Claude Desktop)
cortex-scout — optional HTTP server

Option B — Build from source

Install protoc first, then:

git clone https://github.com/cortex-works/cortex-scout.git
cd cortex-scout
cargo build --release --manifest-path mcp-server/Cargo.toml --bin cortex-scout-mcp

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex-scout": {
      "command": "env",
      "args": [
        "RUST_LOG=warn",
        "CORTEX_SCOUT_TOOL_TIMEOUT_SECS=90",
        "/path/to/cortex-scout-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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