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MCP vs PDF
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Butterbase MCP server — manage your backend: schemas, auth, functions, storage, RAG, deploys.
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Agentic RAG over one PDF or a whole folder: hybrid search, selective page reads, tables, OCR.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours MCP (96/100 against 85). MCP is hosted and callable through the gateway; PDF runs on your own machine.
| MCP | ||
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A96/100 | A85/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Established |
| GitHub stars | 3.7k | 136 |
| Downloads / week | – | 1.2k |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-27 | 2026-09-19 |
| Category | AI and agents | AI and agents |