Kagi Search vs mcp-tools
Kagi Search is an MCP server published by kagisearch. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). mcp-tools is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by izumin5210. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |  Kagi Search | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:c26439346cd6 Forks (GitHub): 49 Pulls (Docker Hub): 20 002 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 546 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace izumin5210/dotfiles | 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 | Kagi Search | mcp-tools |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 546 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 20 002 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 49 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/kagisearch) | Remote server (mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 4 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/kagisearch/kagimcp | github.com/izumin5210/dotfiles |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-22 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 3 days 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
Kagi Search
The Official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kagi Search & other tools.
mcp-tools
Personal MCP servers (any-script-mcp, o3-search, deepwiki)
How to run each
Kagi Search As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "KAGI_API_KEY=<YOUR_KAGI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio kagisearch -- docker run -i --rm -e KAGI_API_KEY mcp/kagisearchRequires: KAGI_API_KEY (secret)
mcp-tools As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add izumin5210/dotfiles
/plugin install mcp-tools@izumin5210-dotfilesCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only mcp-tools has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of mcp-tools publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Kagi Search asks for
KAGI_API_KEY (secret)KAGI_SUMMARIZER_ENGINE
Only mcp-tools asks for
OPENAI_API_KEY (secret)OPENAI_API_TIMEOUTREASONING_EFFORTSEARCH_CONTEXT_SIZE
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Kagi Search · What it can do: mcp-tools · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.