pophive-mcp-server vs fetch

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	pophive-mcp-server by Cicatriiz	fetch by modelcontextprotocol
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Score	40	76
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolshealthDatabase	Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
Language	JavaScript	TypeScript
Last commit	10 mo ago	this month

pophive-mcp-server · Summary

MCP server providing access to Yale's PopHIVE public health data with comprehensive tools for health surveillance analysis.

fetch · Summary

An MCP server that fetches web content and converts HTML to markdown, allowing LLMs to read web pages.

pophive-mcp-server · Use cases

Epidemiologists analyzing vaccination coverage gaps and disease spread patterns
Public health researchers comparing health metrics across multiple states
Healthcare professionals monitoring real-time respiratory disease surveillance data

fetch · Use cases

LLMs reading news articles and blogs
Content analysis of web pages
Retrieving information from public websites
Chunked reading of large web documents

pophive-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Option 1: Desktop Extension (Recommended)

**For Claude Desktop users:**

Download the .dxt file from the releases page
Double-click the file to open with Claude Desktop
Click "Install" in the installation dialog
Configure any required settings (update frequency, cache size)
The extension will be automatically available in Claude Desktop

**For other MCP-enabled applications:**

Use the same .dxt file with any application supporting Desktop Extensions
Follow your application's extension installation process

Option 2: Manual Installation

**Prerequisites:**

Node.js 18+
npm or yarn

**Setup:**

Clone and install dependencies:

git clone <repository-url>
cd pophive-mcp-server
npm install

Configure environment (optional):

# Create .env file for custom configuration
echo "DATA_CACHE_DIR=./data" > .env
echo "UPDATE_FREQUENCY=daily" >> .env

Test the server:

npm test

Start the server:

npm start

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pophive": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["server/index.js"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/pophive-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

fetch · Install

Installation

**Using uv (recommended)** No specific installation needed. Use uvx to run the server directly:

uvx mcp-server-fetch

**Using PIP** Install via pip:

pip install mcp-server-fetch

Then run as:

python -m mcp_server_fetch

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-fetch"]
    }
  }
}

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