Comparison

Kagi Search vs Ontario Protocol

Kagi Search is an MCP server published by kagisearch. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Ontario Protocol is an MCP server published by ontarioprotocol.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-10. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	Kagi Search	Ontario Protocol
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:c26439346cd6 Forks (GitHub): 51 Pulls (Docker Hub): 20 429 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 561 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.0.14 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

Kagi Search vs Ontario Protocol
Fact	Kagi Search	Ontario Protocol
Marketplaces that list it	1	1
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	561 (better)	0 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	20 429	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	51 (better)	0 (worse)
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-31
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/kagisearch)	Remote server (ontarioprotocol.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	Not published
Licence (differs)	MIT	Not stated
Repository (differs)	github.com/kagisearch/kagimcp	github.com/thetechdevpro/ontario-protocol
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 23 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

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

The Official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kagi Search & other tools.

Ontario Protocol

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Find live x402 APIs for any task (0.005 USDC, no match no charge); Base balance, tx and gas reads.

How to run each

Kagi Search As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "KAGI_API_KEY=<YOUR_KAGI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio kagisearch -- docker run -i --rm -e KAGI_API_KEY mcp/kagisearch

Requires: KAGI_API_KEY (secret)

Ontario Protocol As a remote MCP server

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http ontario-protocol https://ontarioprotocol.com/mcp

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Only Ontario Protocol has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints

Tools each declares

Only Kagi Search has

kagi_search_fetch
kagi_summarizer

Only Ontario Protocol has

agent_can_pay
agent_trust_preview
bazaar_buyer_intent_gap
find_x402_tool
github_x402_repo_scan
ontario_base-balances
ontario_base-gas
ontario_base-tx-check
ontario_find-api
ontario_list-agent
ontario_list-service
ontario_purchase_router

Show the remaining 8

ontario_refresh-listing
ontario_task_fit
ontario_validate-agent
ontario_validate-refresh
ontario_validate-service
x402_launch_kit
x402_readiness_verify
x402_verification_reports

Both have

None

Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (Ontario Protocol as of 2026-11-06). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of Ontario Protocol publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: Kagi Search · What it can do: Ontario Protocol · 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 2026-11-10. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.