Kagi Search vs Builders in Fintech
Kagi Search is an MCP server published by kagisearch. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Builders in Fintech is an MCP server published by buildersinfintech.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  Builders in Fintech |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:c26439346cd6 Forks (GitHub): 49 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 872 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 544 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.0 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 | Builders in Fintech |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 544 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 19 872 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 49 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-14 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/kagisearch) | Remote server (buildersinfintech.ai/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/kagisearch/kagimcp | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 43 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
Kagi Search
The Official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kagi Search & other tools.
Builders in Fintech
Fintech companies, products, investors, funding rounds, news, podcast. Free, keyless, CC BY 4.0.
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)
Builders in Fintech As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http fintech-data https://buildersinfintech.ai/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Builders in Fintech has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Only Kagi Search has
kagi_search_fetchkagi_summarizer
Only Builders in Fintech has
aboutfind_providersfunding_summaryget_contentget_daily_digestget_funding_indexget_investor_scorecardget_organizationget_personget_productlargest_roundslist_countries
Show the remaining 11
list_eventslist_funding_roundslist_provider_filterslist_raisinglist_topicsmost_active_investorssearch_contentsearch_organizationssearch_peoplesearch_podcast_knowledgesearch_products
Both have
None
Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (Builders in Fintech as of 2026-10-15). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Builders in Fintech publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Kagi Search · What it can do: Builders in Fintech · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. 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.