Private Web Search vs Google News API
Private Web Search is an MCP server published by nickclyde. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Docker MCP Catalog, PyPI (MCP servers)). Google News API is an MCP server published by tidewellsoftware.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-11. 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 |  Google News API |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5617c4c60f48 Forks (GitHub): 196 Pulls (Docker Hub): 1 046 241 Stars (Docker Hub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 1 575 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 0.7.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 72 062 Downloads/week (PyPI): 35 727 Forks (GitHub): 196 Stars (GitHub): 1 575 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published 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 | Google News API |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 575 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 1 046 241 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 196 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/duckduckgo) | Remote server (mcp.apify.com) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/nickclyde/duckduckgo-mcp-server | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-11-08 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 9 h ago, requires authentication |
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.
Google News API
Google News search with real article URLs and optional full text, via Apify
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/duckduckgoGoogle News API
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Google News API has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Google News API publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
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: Google News API · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.