Bilibili MCP vs Firecrawl

A side-by-side comparison of two Search & Web servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Bilibili MCP MCP server to search Bilibili videos and fetch trending lists, video details, UP-host info, and anime schedules. Unverified stdio (local) No auth JavaScript	Firecrawl Official Firecrawl MCP server — scrape, crawl, map, search, and structured extraction for any LLM client. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Search & Web	Search & Web
Language	JavaScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	API key
GitHub stars	174	6.6k
Last commit	2 months ago	10 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx bilibili-mcp-js`	`npx -y firecrawl-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Bilibili MCP if you want zero-setup with no API key.

Pick Firecrawl if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add Bilibili MCP

Install / run

npx bilibili-mcp-js

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bilibili-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "bilibili-mcp-js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Firecrawl

Install / run

npx -y firecrawl-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firecrawl-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "<your-firecrawl-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Bilibili MCP or Firecrawl — which is better?

Pick Bilibili MCP if you want zero-setup with no API key. Pick Firecrawl if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Bilibili MCP and Firecrawl?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Bilibili MCP and Firecrawl work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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