Private Web Search vs microsoft-docs
Private Web Search is an MCP server published by nickclyde. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). microsoft-docs is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by MicrosoftDocs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |   Private Web Search |  microsoft-docs |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5617c4c60f48 Forks (GitHub): 194 Pulls (Docker Hub): 902 402 Stars (Docker Hub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 1 527 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 263 Stars (GitHub): 1 938 Not marked · First seen |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 263 Stars (GitHub): 1 938 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Private Web Search | microsoft-docs |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 527 (worse) | 1 938 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 902 402 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 194 (worse) | 263 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-13 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/duckduckgo) | Remote server (learn.microsoft.com/api/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 4 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/nickclyde/duckduckgo-mcp-server | github.com/microsoftdocs/mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 8 h ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Private Web Search
Community-maintained server for DuckDuckGo search. Not published by or affiliated with DuckDuckGo.
microsoft-docs
Access official Microsoft documentation, API references, and code samples for Azure, .NET, Windows, and more.
How to run each
Private Web Search As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio duckduckgo -- docker run -i --rm mcp/duckduckgomicrosoft-docs As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install microsoft-docs@claude-plugins-officialCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only microsoft-docs has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Only Private Web Search has
fetch_contentsearch
Only microsoft-docs has
microsoft_code_sample_searchmicrosoft_docs_fetchmicrosoft_docs_search
Both have
None
Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (microsoft-docs as of 2026-10-13). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Private Web Search · What it can do: microsoft-docs · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.