Comparison
X Reader vs Crawl4ai
Crawl4ai has more GitHub stars (85,617 vs 968). Crawl4ai was updated more recently (last commit 13h ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
X Reader
Universal content reader MCP Server for 10+ platforms
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claude mcp add x-reader -- python /absolute/path/to/x-reader/mcp_server.py
Crawl4ai
Open-source web crawler and scraper for LLMs and AI agents: any website into clean, LLM-ready Markdown. Run it yourself, or use Crawl4AI Cloud with one key.
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git clone https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai| Metric | X Reader | Crawl4ai |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP server | MCP server |
| GitHub stars | 968 | 85,617 |
| Stars, last 7 days | n/a | n/a |
| Forks | 94 | 8,893 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | Python | Python |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 1d ago | 13h ago |
| Created | Feb 2026 | May 2024 |
| Categories | Browser automation, Media & audio, Docs & writing | Browser automation, Memory & knowledge, Data & analytics |