Phong Thu
Phong Thuā€¢2mo ago

Apify MCP server

Hi everyone, I'm currently try to use Apify MCP. The doc doesn't make it clear how I can use it to call one of my previous rented actor. E.g I rented actor A. But from examining list tools of the MCP, it only return default tools šŸ“” Connected to MCP server šŸ”§ Tool found: get-actor-details šŸ”§ Tool found: apify-actor-help-tool šŸ”§ Tool found: search-actors šŸ”§ Tool found: search-apify-docs šŸ”§ Tool found: fetch-apify-docs šŸ”§ Tool found: add-actor šŸ”§ Tool found: apify-slash-rag-web-browser After I use add-actor to add, for example "clockworks/tiktok-scraper". Now the tool list include this new actor: šŸ”§ Tool found: get-actor-details šŸ”§ Tool found: apify-actor-help-tool šŸ”§ Tool found: search-actors šŸ”§ Tool found: search-apify-docs šŸ”§ Tool found: fetch-apify-docs šŸ”§ Tool found: add-actor šŸ”§ Tool found: apify-slash-rag-web-browser šŸ”§ Tool found: clockworks-slash-tiktok-scraper But when I call to the mcp anew, it doesn't find clockworks-slash-tiktok-scraper tool anymore. __ How do I tell the MCP to prepare list tools based on actors that I rented? Or do I have to "add-actor" everytime I call the MCP?
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jiri.spilka
jiri.spilkaā€¢2mo ago
Hi, really good question. I agree we should improve the docs. If you are using remote MCP server at mcp.apify.com, you can add the Actor as a query parameter and it will be in the tools, comma separate the Actors you need. 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?actors=clockworks/tiktok-scraper,apify/instagram-scraper"
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?actors=clockworks/tiktok-scraper,apify/instagram-scraper"
    }
  }
}
` If you are running local server: 
   {
    "mcpServers": {
      "actors-mcp-server": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
          "-y", "(at)apify/actors-mcp-server",
          "--actors", "clockworks/tiktok-scraper,apify/instagram-scraper"
        ],
        "env": {
           "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
        }
      }
    }
   }
   {
    "mcpServers": {
      "actors-mcp-server": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
          "-y", "(at)apify/actors-mcp-server",
          "--actors", "clockworks/tiktok-scraper,apify/instagram-scraper"
        ],
        "env": {
           "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
        }
      }
    }
   }

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