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MCP vs Zip
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Reliable web access for AI agents: smart HTTP, rotating proxies, and full-browser rendering.
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Create, inspect and extract zip archives offline, with traversal, symlink and zip-bomb guards.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (84 and 88 out of 100). MCP is hosted and callable through the gateway; Zip runs on your own machine. MCP has noticeably more public adoption.
| MCP | Zip | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B84/100 | A88/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | New |
| GitHub stars | 4 | 0 |
| Downloads / week | 444 | – |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 4 | — |
| Write actions | 1 | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-19 |
| Category | Scraping and browsing | Scraping and browsing |