Dev & AI Research MCP Server - Hugging Face & GitHub Trending

Give your AI agent 6 dev/AI research tools: trending models and repos, OSS analysis, and the launch communities. Built for dev tooling research, AI ecosystem analysis, and technical due diligence. Runs in Apify Standby mode (warm, responds in seconds). Free to try right now (in the 14-day price-notice window), then $0.10 per tool call.

Who uses this

• VCs & scouts tracking what is trending across Hugging Face, GitHub, and the launch communities.

• Dev-tool marketers monitoring their ecosystem and competitors in real time.

• Researchers & founders mapping the AI landscape without manual tab-hopping.

• AI agents doing technical due diligence or ecosystem analysis on demand.

Related MCP server: PT-Edge

Connect in 30 seconds

The server speaks Streamable HTTP at /mcp. Add this to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dev-ai-ecosystem": {
      "url": "https://fetchcraft--dev-ai-ecosystem-mcp.apify.actor/mcp?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
    }
  }
}

Works in Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf, VS Code, and any Streamable-HTTP MCP client.

Get your token: sign in at apify.com, then Settings, then Integrations, then copy your Personal API token. Paste it in place of YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN. The first call wakes the standby server (about 5 seconds); after that, calls are instant.

Test it works (replace the token):

curl -s -X POST "https://fetchcraft--dev-ai-ecosystem-mcp.apify.actor/mcp?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}'

What you get

A representative result (clean structured JSON):

{
  "model_id": "meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct",
  "downloads": 11146200,
  "likes": 6021,
  "trending_score": 766,
  "pipeline_tag": "text-generation"
}

Tools

Each tool runs a maintained fetchcraft Apify Actor under the hood and returns clean structured JSON. No LLM key, no scraping infrastructure to manage.

Example agent prompts

• "Top trending text-generation models on Hugging Face?" -> search_huggingface_models

• "What is trending on GitHub in Python today?" -> github_trending

• "Analyze vercel/next.js." -> analyze_github_repos

Why pay-per-call beats a subscription

• No subscription, no seats, no minimums. You pay $0.10 per call, only for what you actually use. Comparable tools in this space usually lock you into a monthly plan whether you run it or not.

• No LLM key and no scraping infrastructure to manage. Connect your Apify token and the maintained Actors do the work, returning clean structured JSON.

• Built for AI agents. Drop-in MCP server over Streamable HTTP for Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf, and VS Code.

• $5/month in free Apify platform credits on every account, that is 50 free calls every month, indefinitely.

Pricing

• Free right now. Every tool call is free during the 14-day price-notice window.

• After that: $0.10 per tool call, flat. No subscription, no seat licenses, no minimum.

• Every Apify account includes $5/month in free platform credits (= 50 free tool calls every month).

FAQ

Which MCP clients work? Any client supporting Streamable HTTP: Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf, VS Code, and others.

Do I need an LLM key? No. Connect your Apify token and go.

Is the first call slow? Only the very first one, while the standby server wakes (about 5 seconds). Subsequent calls are instant.

Can I get the full fetchcraft suite? Yes, 28 scrapers plus 6 MCP servers under the fetchcraft publisher. Storefront: https://ai-sales-personalizer.vercel.app/scrapers

Support

Found a bug or want a new tool? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab.

Last Updated

2026-06-18