Developer Tools MCP Server

Developer Tools MCP — GitHub, npm, PyPI & Docs for Agents (`nexgendata/developer-tools-mcp-server`) Actor

MCP server exposing GitHub, npm, PyPI, Stack Overflow, arXiv and Scholar search as agent tools. Connect Claude, Cursor, n8n or the OpenAI Agents SDK. No API key. Pay per record.

URL: https://apify.com/nexgendata/developer-tools-mcp-server.md
Developed by: NexGenData (community)
Categories: AI, Developer tools, MCP servers
Stats: 17 total users, 4 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
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Pricing

from $50.00 / 1,000 tool calls

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the API section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: JavaScript/TypeScript (npm install apify-client) and Python (pip install apify-client).

README

Developer Tools MCP

A Model Context Protocol server that gives AI coding agents developer data — GitHub, npm, PyPI, Stack Overflow, arXiv and Scholar — as callable tools. For coding assistants and dev-research agents.

🛠 Tools (7)

get_github_repo — GitHub repository details.
get_npm_package — npm package details.
get_pypi_package — PyPI package details.
search_arxiv — Search arXiv preprints.
search_github — Search GitHub.
search_google_scholar — Search Google Scholar.
search_stackoverflow — Search Stack Overflow.

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Add this MCP server to your client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "developer-tools": {
      "url": "https://nexgendata--developer-tools-mcp-server.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Sample agent prompt:

Look up an npm package's latest version and find related Stack Overflow answers.

Pricing: $0.05 per tool call (Pay-Per-Event). Runs in Standby mode.

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Actor input Schema

Actor input object example

{}

API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

JavaScript example

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("nexgendata/developer-tools-mcp-server").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

Python example

from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("nexgendata/developer-tools-mcp-server").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

CLI example

echo '{}' |
apify call nexgendata/developer-tools-mcp-server --silent --output-dataset

MCP server setup

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,nexgendata/developer-tools-mcp-server"
        }
    }
}

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN> header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ZuY8xExrmZTJualCf/builds/RMai2ywX4XTcZs7FN/openapi.json