Diffbot MCP Server for Mastra AI 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Mastra AI is a TypeScript-native agent framework built for modern web stacks. Connect Diffbot through Vinkius and Mastra agents discover all tools automatically. type-safe, streaming-ready, and deployable anywhere Node.js runs.
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import { Agent } from "@mastra/core/agent";
import { createMCPClient } from "@mastra/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
async function main() {
// Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({
servers: {
"diffbot": {
url: "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
},
},
});
const tools = await mcpClient.getTools();
const agent = new Agent({
name: "Diffbot Agent",
instructions:
"You help users interact with Diffbot " +
"using 10 tools.",
model: openai("gpt-4o"),
tools,
});
const result = await agent.generate(
"What can I do with Diffbot?"
);
console.log(result.text);
}
main();
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About Diffbot MCP Server
Connect your Diffbot account to any AI agent and take full control of your automated web data extraction through natural conversation.
Mastra's agent abstraction provides a clean separation between LLM logic and Diffbot tool infrastructure. Connect 10 tools through Vinkius and use Mastra's built-in workflow engine to chain tool calls with conditional logic, retries, and parallel execution. deployable to any Node.js host in one command.
What you can do
- Automated Page Classification — Use the Analyze API to automatically determine if a page is an article, product, or list and extract structured data natively
- Article Extraction — Extract news, blog, or article content into clean HTML and plain text, identifying authors, dates, and categorical classifications limitlessly
- E-commerce Intelligence — Capture structured product details including precise pricing, brand mappings, SKU, and specifications across any web boundary
- Media & Social Auditing — Extract primary images and embedded video metadata, or analyze forum threads and reviews with automated sentiment scoring
- List & Search Scraping — Identify bounded directories and search results on any page to extract arrays of item titles and links strictly
- Job Posting Analysis — Retrieve explicitly mapped job titles, employers, and salary vectors from recruitment pages to monitor market trends
- Custom Rule Execution — Execute user-defined custom extraction logic by bridging raw URLs to your trained Diffbot dashboard rulesets
The Diffbot MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Mastra AI in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect Diffbot to Mastra AI via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Diffbot MCP Server with Mastra AI.
Install dependencies
Run npm install @mastra/core @mastra/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
Run the agent
Save to agent.ts and run with npx tsx agent.ts
Explore tools
Mastra discovers 10 tools from Diffbot via MCP
Why Use Mastra AI with the Diffbot MCP Server
Mastra AI provides unique advantages when paired with Diffbot through the Model Context Protocol.
Mastra's agent abstraction provides a clean separation between LLM logic and tool infrastructure. add Diffbot without touching business code
Built-in workflow engine chains MCP tool calls with conditional logic, retries, and parallel execution for complex automation
TypeScript-native: full type inference for every Diffbot tool response with IDE autocomplete and compile-time checks
One-command deployment to any Node.js host. Vercel, Railway, Fly.io, or your own infrastructure
Diffbot + Mastra AI Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Mastra AI combined with the Diffbot MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated workflows: build multi-step agents that query Diffbot, process results, and trigger downstream actions in a typed pipeline
SaaS integrations: embed Diffbot as a first-class tool in your product's AI features with Mastra's clean agent API
Background jobs: schedule Mastra agents to query Diffbot on a cron and store results in your database automatically
Multi-agent systems: create specialist agents that collaborate using Diffbot tools alongside other MCP servers
Diffbot MCP Tools for Mastra AI (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Diffbot to Mastra AI via MCP:
analyze_page
Diffbot uses ML to determine if the page is an article, product, image, video, event, list, or job, and returns the appropriate structured JSON. Excellent generalized entry point. Automatically classify and extract page data using Diffbot Analyze API
extract_article
Pass optional discussion=false to skip extracting comments. Extract news, blog, or article content using Diffbot Article API
extract_custom_api
Diffbot will extract data according to your custom ruleset. Extract using a user-defined custom Diffbot API
extract_discussion
Extract forum threads, reviews, or comments using Diffbot Discussion API
extract_event
Extract event schedules and details using Diffbot Event API
extract_image
Extract main images from a page using Diffbot Image API
extract_job
Extract job postings using Diffbot Job API
extract_list
Extract lists or search results using Diffbot List API
extract_product
Extract e-commerce product details using Diffbot Product API
extract_video
Extract video content and metadata using Diffbot Video API
Example Prompts for Diffbot in Mastra AI
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Mastra AI agent to start working with Diffbot immediately.
"Extract the article content from: https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/01/ai-trends"
"What is the price and SKU for this product: [E-commerce URL]"
"Search for news about 'OpenAI' using: [News List URL]"
Troubleshooting Diffbot MCP Server with Mastra AI
Common issues when connecting Diffbot to Mastra AI through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
createMCPClient not exported
npm install @mastra/mcpDiffbot + Mastra AI FAQ
Common questions about integrating Diffbot MCP Server with Mastra AI.
How does Mastra AI connect to MCP servers?
MCPClient with the server URL and pass it to your agent. Mastra discovers all tools and makes them available with full TypeScript types.Can Mastra agents use tools from multiple servers?
Does Mastra support workflow orchestration?
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Connect Diffbot to Mastra AI
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.